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Patiriella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Asterinidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Asteroidea

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Valvatida

Patiriella Meridiastra calcar Eightarmed cushion starfish Patiriella calcar

Similar
  
Asterinidae, Patiriella calcar, Parvulastra exigua, Asterina, Coscinasterias calamaria

Patiriella regularis righting


Patiriella, commonly known as carpet sea star is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae.

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Description and characteristics

Patiriella Eastern Cape Scuba Diving

Native to southern Australia, New Zealand, and southern America (Argentina and Chile), they are most often found in intertidal pools, and can vary greatly in colour between individuals. It contains the following species:

Species

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  • Patiriella brevispina H.L. Clark, 1938
  • Patiriella calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Patiriella dyscrita (H.L. Clark, 1923)
  • Patiriella gunni (Gray, 1840)
  • Patiriella inornata Livingstone, 1933
  • Patiriella medius O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
  • Patiriella mortenseni O'Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2002
  • Patiriella obscura Dartnall, 1971
  • Patiriella occidens O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
  • Patiriella oliveri (Benham, 1911)
  • Patiriella oriens O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
  • Patiriella pacifica (Hayashi, 1977)
  • Patiriella paradoxa Campbell & Rowe, 1997
  • Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867)




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    References

    Patiriella Wikipedia
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