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Oreasteridae

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Oreasteridae

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The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea.

Species

コブヒトデ/オレアステル科

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumEchinodermata
  3. ClassAsteroidea
  4. OrderValvatida
  5. FamilyOreasteridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded24,958

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
350
With media
76
Family
Oreasteridae
Collections
UF, CAS, NMV, USNM
Recorded in
United States, Australia, Panama, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand, Philippines, Vanuatu

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Starfish 04 (paulshaffner).jpg
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Commons category
Oreasteridae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Oreasteridae
topic's main category
Category:Oreasteridae
taxon common name
瘤海星科
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Description and characteristics
  • Selected genera
  • References
  • External links

The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea.

== Description and characteristics == This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas some species are very easy to identify, like the "pincushion seastars" (Culcita sp.), some other can be difficult to tell apart.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oreasteridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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