| Bothriaster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Oreasteridae |
| Genus: | Bothriaster Döderlein, 1916 1 |
| Species: | B. primigenius
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothriaster primigenius Döderlein, 1916
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Bothriaster primigenius is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus Bothriaster.1
It is suspected to be only the juvenile stage of some large Oreasteridae such as Choriaster granulatus.
References
References
- C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Bothriaster Döderlein, 1916". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.