Pentagonaster (starfish)

Updated on Sep 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Goniasteridae Phylum Echinodermata Order Valvatida		Class Asteroidea Subfamily Pentagonasterinae Rank Genus

Similar Pentagonaster duebeni, Goniasteridae, Valvatida, Hippasteria, Goniaster tessellatus

Pentagonaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.

Species list

Many species previously in the genus have been assigned to other genera in the subfamily, some also have been absorbed into the following species:

Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847 – Australia

Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, 1840 – New Zealand

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