Kingdom Animalia Family Goniasteridae Phylum Echinodermata Order Valvatida | Class Asteroidea Subfamily Hippasterinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Hippasteria phrygiana, Goniasteridae, Mediaster, Valvatida, Ceramaster | ||
Hippasteria phrygiana parelius 1768 etoile chevaline salon de l agriculture 2015 03 2015
Hippasteria is one of 70 genera of sea star in the diverse family Goniasteridae.
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Description and characteristics
These sea stars are regular, five-armed starfishes, with a large and flattened central disc. Most of the species in this genus live in deep seas, where they seem to be predators of deep sea coral and cnidarians.
The species Hippasteria phrygiana may be one of the most widely distributed species : it is present in the 3 main oceanic basins.
List of species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the genus Hippasteria is composed of the following twelve species:
References
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