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