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Neoferdina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Goniasteridae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Asteroidea

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Valvatida

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Similar
  
Leiaster, Goniasteridae, Calliaster, Valvatida, Fromia indica

Neoferdina is a genus of starfish in the family Goniasteridae. Members of the genus are found in the Indo-Pacific region, mostly between the Andaman Isles to the West and the Wake Isles, the Marshall Isles and Fiji to the east. The discovery of several species in the Seychelles widened the range considerably.

Species

The following species are included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species:

  • Neoferdina cumingi (Gray, 1840) - New Caledonia
  • Neoferdina glyptodisca (Fisher, 1913) - Philippine Islands
  • Neoferdina insolita Livingstone, 1936 - Indonesia
  • Neoferdina japonica Oguro & Misaki, 1986 - Japan
  • Neoferdina kuhli (Müller & Troschel, 1842) - Tanzania and Java
  • Neoferdina longibrachia Kogure & Fujita, 2012 - Ryukyu Islands
  • Neoferdina offreti (Koehler, 1910) - Aldabra, Palau Islands and Seychelles

    • References

    Neoferdina Wikipedia
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