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Family of starfishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
Asteriidae | |
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Leptasterias hexactis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Forcipulatida |
Family: | Asteriidae Gray, 1840 [1] |
Type species | |
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Diversity | |
39 genera, see text |
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae (in a field of 6 families):[1]
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