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Pentaster

Pentaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is also known as the Blunt Arm Sea Star.

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Pentaster
Pentaster obtusatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Pentaster
Döderlein, 1935 1
Species

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Pentaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is also known as the Blunt Arm Sea Star.2

Taxonomy

List of species according to the World Register of Marine Species:1

  • Pentaster hybridus Döderlein, 1936
  • Pentaster obtusatus (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827)
References

References

  1. C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Pentaster Döderlein, 1935". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  2. "Blunt Arm Sea Star - Encyclopedia of Life".