Archaster

Archasteridae is a family of starfish found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The genus Astropus, previously included in this family, is now included in the genus Archaster with the single species, Astropus longipes (Gray, 1840), being accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977.

Archaster
Common sea star (Archaster typicus)
Scientific classification
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Archasteridae

Viguier, 1878 [1]
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Archaster

Müller & Troschel, 1840
Genera
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The only genus in the family is now Archaster as three subfamilies have now been raised to family status:[1]

Species

The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]

  • Archaster angulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842
  • Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977
  • Archaster typicus Müller & Troschel, 1840

References

  1. Mah, Christopher (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Archasteridae". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  2. Mah, Christopher (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Archaster Müller & Troschel, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-08.


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