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Stegnaster

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Eleutherozoa

Family
  
Asterinidae

Higher classification
  
Echinasteridae

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Valvatida

Scientific name
  
Stegnaster

Rank
  
Genus

Stegnaster

Similar
  
Stegnaster inflatus, Valvatida, Aquilonastra, Patiriella regularis, Anseropoda

Stegnaster is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae, endemic to New Zealand. It contains two species:

Species

  • Stegnaster inflatus (Hutton, 1872)
  • Stegnaster wesseli (Perrier, 1875)
  • References

    Stegnaster Wikipedia