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Porania pulvillus
Species of sea star / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Porania pulvillus, also called the red cushion star, is a species of sea star in the family Poraniidae.[4] The specific name pulvillus means "little cushion."[5]
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Porania pulvillus | |
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Aboral and oral surfaces of P. pulvillus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Poraniidae |
Genus: | Porania |
Species: | P. pulvillus |
Binomial name | |
Porania pulvillus O.F. Müller, 1776 | |
Synonyms[2][3] | |
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