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Cryptasterina

Cryptasterina is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Asterinidae. They occur in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans in the littoral and shallow sublittoral zone.

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Cryptasterina
Cryptasterina sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Cryptasterina
Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 20031

Cryptasterina is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Asterinidae.2 They occur in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans34 in the littoral and shallow sublittoral zone.3

Description

Cryptasterina are small sea stars, with the radius between 12 and 17 mm (0.47 and 0.67 in).3 The genus shows both viviparity and oviparity. The latter is the ancestral mode of reproduction.1

Species

There are three species:2

References

References

  1. Dartnall, Alan J.; Byrne, Maria; Collins, John & Hart, Michael W. (2003). "A new viviparous species of asterinid (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Asterinidae) and a new genus to accommodate the species of pantropical exiguoid sea stars". Zootaxa. 359: 1–14. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.359.1.1.
  2. Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Cryptasterina Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003". World Asteroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. O’Loughlin, P. Mark & Waters, Jonathan M. (2004). "A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 61 (1): 1–40. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.1.
  4. "Cryptasterina Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 May 2022.