Biology:Leiaster
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Short description: Genus of starfishes
Leiaster | |
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Leiaster speciosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Ophidiasteridae |
Genus: | Leiaster Peters, 1852 |
Leiaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophidiasteridae.[1]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species:[1]
- Leiaster coriaceus Peters, 1852
- Leiaster glaber Peters, 1852
- Leiaster leachi (Gray, 1840)
- Leiaster speciosus von Martens, 1866
- Leiaster teres (Verrill, 1871)
References
Wikidata ☰ Q3469730 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiaster.
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