Phataria
Sign in to savePhataria is a genus of sea stars in the family Ophidiasteridae from warmer parts of the East Pacific. P. unifascialis is relatively well-known and ranges from Baja California to northwest Peru, including offshore islands such as the Galápagos. The Ecuadorian P. mionactis is not well-known.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyOphidiasteridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Ophidiasteridae
- Collections
- CAS, UF, HBOI-FAU
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Panama, Ecuador
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Phataria is a genus of sea stars in the family Ophidiasteridae from warmer parts of the East Pacific. P. unifascialis is relatively well-known and ranges from Baja California to northwest Peru, including offshore islands such as the Galápagos. The Ecuadorian P. mionactis is not well-known.
==Species== Species in this genus: Phataria mionactis (Ziesenhenne, 1942) Phataria unifascialis (Gray, 1840)
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