Stichasteridae

Stichasteridae
Stichaster australis, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Stichasteridae
Perrier, 1885
Diversity
9 genera, See text.
Synonyms

Neomorphasteridae Fisher, 1923[1]

The Stichasteridae are a small family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. Genera were formerly unassigned, or in the family Asteriidae.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Stichasteridae:[2]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Stichasteridae Perrier, 1885". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. McKnight, D. G. (2006). "The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida" (PDF). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir. pp. 1–187.


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