Pythonaster
Pythonaster | |
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Pythonaster sp. (probably P. atlantidis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Velatida |
Family: | Myxasteridae |
Genus: | Pythonaster Sladen in Thomson & Murray, 1885 |
Pythonaster is a genus of deep-sea velatid sea stars containing three species.
Taxonomy
List of species according to World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Pythonaster atlantidis A.H. Clark, 1948
- Pythonaster murrayi Sladen, 1889
- Pythonaster pacificus Downey, 1979
![](../I/m/Pythonaster_Hawaii.jpg)
Pythonaster sp. observed off Hawaii.
References
- ↑ "The World Asteroidea Database - Pythonaster". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
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