Freyellidae

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Echinodermata Rank Family		Subphylum Eleutherozoa Higher classification Brisingida Order Brisingida

Similar Brisingida, Brisingidae, Starfish, Echinoderm, Porcellanasteridae

The Freyellidae are a family of deep-sea-dwelling sea stars. It is one of two families in the ordo Brisingida. The majority of species in this family are found in Antarctic waters and near Australia. Other species have been found near New Zealand and the United States.

Taxonomy

Family Freyellidae

Genus Astrocles Fisher, 1917 — three species

Astrocles actinodetus

Astrocles djakonovi

Astrocles japonicus

Genus Belgicella Ludwig, 1903 — monotypic

Belgicella racovitzana

Genus Colpaster Sladen, 1889 — two species

Colpaster edwardsii

Colpaster scutigerula

Genus Freyastera Downey, 1986 — six species

Freyastera benthophila

Freyastera digitata

Freyastera mexicana

Freyastera mortenseni

Freyastera sexradiata

Freyastera tuberculata

Genus Freyella Perrier, 1885 (synonym: Freyellidea, Fisher, 1917) — 31 species

Genus Freyellaster Fisher 1918 — five species

Freyellaster fecundus

Freyellaster intermedius

Freyellaster polycnema

Freyellaster scalaris

Freyellaster spatulifer

References

Freyellidae Wikipedia

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