O’Loughlin, P. Mark;Waters, Jonathan M.
Cryptasterina
Sign in to saveCryptasterina 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyAsterinidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- Family
- Asterinidae
- Collections
- CAS, NMV, UF, QM
- Recorded in
- Palau, Australia, Philippines, Vanuatu, Chinese Taipei, Papua New Guinea
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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.
==Description== Cryptasterina are small sea stars, with the radius between . The genus shows both viviparity and oviparity. The latter is the ancestral mode of reproduction.
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