Biology:Certonardoa

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Short description: Species of starfish

Certonardoa
Certonardoa semiregularis ja01.jpg
Dorsal view of Certonardoa semiregularis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Ophidiasteridae
Genus: Certonardoa
H.L. Clark, 1921
Species:
C. semiregularis
Binomial name
Certonardoa semiregularis
(Muller & Troschel, 1842)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Linckia semiregularis von Martens, 1866
Nardoa semiregularis Sladen, 1889
Scytaster semiregularis Müller & Troschel, 1842

Certonardoa semiregularis is a species of sea star in the family Ophidiasteridae.[1] It is the only species in the genus Certonardoa.[2]

Description

Ventral view

This species has five, slender, tapering arms. There are regular, longitudinal and transverse rows on the dorsal side. The ventral side is paler than the dorsal side.[3]

Distribution

This species is found in the East China Sea, in Japan , in particular, Honshu Island, Kyushu.[4]

References

External links

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