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Genus of starfishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Protoreaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae from the Indo-Pacific. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquarium trade.
| Protoreaster | |
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| Protoreaster linckii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Oreasteridae |
| Genus: | Protoreaster Döderlein, 1916[1] |
| Species | |
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The following species are in the genus:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Protoreaster linckii (Blainville, 1830) | Red-knobbed starfish | Indian Ocean |
 | Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Chocolate chip sea star | Indian Ocean and western Pacific ocean |
 | Protoreaster nodulosus (Perrier, 1875) | Knobbly seastar | North Western Australia |
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