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Porania
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Porania is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae.
Species
Red Cushion Star
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyPoraniidae
Habitatmarine
Observations189
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 73
- Family
- Poraniidae
- Collections
- SIO
- Recorded in
- Chile, Antarctica
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- Parent taxon
- Poraniidae
- Image
- Porania pulvillus.jpg
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Porania is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae.
==Species== The following subgenera and species are recognised: Porania (Porania) Gray, 1840 Porania hermanni Madsen, 1959 Porania pulvillus (O.F. Müller, 1776) Porania (Pseudoporania) Dons, 1936 Porania stormi Dons, 1936
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