Heliasteridae
Appearance
Heliasteridae | |
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Heliaster helianthus in Chile | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Forcipulatida |
Family: | Heliasteridae Viguier, 1878 [1] |
Diversity | |
2 genera, 9 species |
The Heliasteridae are a family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It includes two genera: Heliaster from the East Pacific (California to Chile, including offshore islands), and Labidiaster from southernmost South America, Antarctica and subantarctic oceans.
Genera
[edit]The World Register of Marine Species includes two genera and nine species within the family Heliasteridae:[1]
Image | Genus | Species |
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Heliaster Gray, 1840 |
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Labidiaster Lütken, 1872 |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Mah, Christopher (2013). Mah CL (ed.). "Heliasteridae". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
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