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Pentaceraster
Sign in to savePentaceraster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus are most often observed in warm coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyOreasteridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 93
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Oreasteridae
- Collections
- CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NMV, AM, QM, WAM
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia, Tonga, Mexico, Oman
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Oreasteridae
- Image
- Starfish 01 (paulshaffner).jpg
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- Commons category
- Pentaceraster
- taxon author citation
- Döderlein, 1916
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Pentaceraster
- topic's main category
- Category:Pentaceraster
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Selected species
- References
Pentaceraster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus are most often observed in warm coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
==Selected species== List of species according to the World Register of Marine Species: Pentaceraster affinis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) Pentaceraster alveolatus (Perrier, 1875) Pentaceraster chinensis (J.E.Gray, 1840) Pentaceraster cumingi (J.E.Gray, 1840) Pentaceraster decipiens (Bell, 1884) Pentaceraster gracilis (Lütken, 1871) Pentaceraster horridus (J.E.Gray, 1840) Pentaceraster magnificus (Goto, 1914) Pentaceraster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826) Pentaceraster multispinus (von Martens, 1866) Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842) Pentaceraster sibogae Döderlein, 1916 Pentaceraster tuberculatus (Müller & Troschel, 1842) Pentaceraster westermanni (Lütken, 1871)
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