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Oreasteridae
Sign in to saveThe Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea.
Species
コブヒトデ／オレアステル科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyOreasteridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded24,958
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 350
- With media
- 76
- Family
- Oreasteridae
- Collections
- UF, CAS, NMV, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Panama, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand, Philippines, Vanuatu
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description and characteristics
- Selected genera
- References
- External links
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea.
== Description and characteristics == This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas some species are very easy to identify, like the "pincushion seastars" (Culcita sp.), some other can be difficult to tell apart.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oreasteridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.