Asteriidae

The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.

Asteriidae

Leptasterias hexactis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Forcipulatida
Family:	Asteriidae Gray, 1840 [1]
Diversity
39 genera, See text.

Genera

Pacific sea star, Asterias amurensis

The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae (in a field of 6 families):[1]

Adelasterias Verrill, 1914
Anasterias Perrier, 1875
Aphanasterias Fisher, 1923
Aphelasterias Fisher, 1923
Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Astrometis Fisher, 1923
Astrostole Fisher, 1923
Caimanaster A.M. Clark, 1962
Calasterias Hayashi, 1975
Coronaster Perrier, 1885
Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867
Cryptasterias Verrill, 1914
Diplasterias Perrier, 1891
Distolasterias Perrier, 1896
Evasterias Verrill, 1914
Icasterias Fisher, 1923
Kenrickaster A.M. Clark, 1962
Leptasterias Verrill, 1866
Lethasterias Fisher, 1923
Lysasterias Fisher, 1908

Marthasterias Jullien, 1878
Meyenaster Verrill, 1913
Neosmilaster Fisher, 1930
Notasterias Koehler, 1911
Orthasterias Verrill, 1914
Perissasterias H.L. Clark, 1923
Pycnopodia Stimpson, 1862
Pisaster Müller and Troschel, 1840
Plazaster Fisher, 1941
Psalidaster Fisher, 1940
Rathbunaster Fisher, 1906
Saliasterias Koehler, 1920
Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891
Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871
Stylasterias Verrill, 1914
Taranuiaster McKnight, 1973
Tarsaster Sladen, 1889
Tarsastrocles Fisher, 1923
Uniophora Gray, 1840
Urasterias Verrill, 1909

References

Mah, Christopher (2012). "Asteriidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-05-17.

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Taxon identifiers	Wikidata: Q135542 Wikispecies: Asteriidae EoL: 1931 Fossilworks: 53911 GBIF: 6009 iNaturalist: 47671 IRMNG: 100545 ITIS: 157212 NBN: NHMSYS0021054049 NCBI: 7600 NZOR: 3cde8641-2d34-48a5-9d27-93f9fd88dc5b uBio: 8226629 WoRMS: 123121

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