Protoreaster
Sign in to saveProtoreaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae from the Indo-Pacific. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquarium trade.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyOreasteridae
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Protoreaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae from the Indo-Pacific. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquarium trade.
==Species== The following species are in the genus: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Protoreaster linckii (Blainville, 1830)|| Red-knobbed starfish || Indian Ocean |- |120px ||Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)|| Chocolate chip sea star || Indian Ocean and western Pacific ocean |- |120px ||Protoreaster nodulosus (Perrier, 1875)||Knobbly seastar || North Western Australia |- |}