Biology:Pentaster

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Short description: Genus of starfishes

Pentaster
Pentaster obtusatus.jpg
Pentaster obtusatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Pentaster
Döderlein, 1935 [1]
Species

See text.

Pentaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is also known as the Blunt Arm Sea Star.[2]

Taxonomy

List of species according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Pentaster hybridus Döderlein, 1936
  • Pentaster obtusatus (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3204765 entry