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Porania

Mah, Christopher L.;Foltz, David W.

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Also known as Porania Gray, 1840

Porania is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae.

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It is catalogued under topics including Poraniidae, Starfish genera and Taxa named by John Edward Gray.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Red Cushion Star

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumEchinodermata
  3. ClassAsteroidea
  4. OrderValvatida
  5. FamilyPoraniidae
Habitatmarine
Observations189

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Specimen records
73
Family
Poraniidae
Collections
SIO
Recorded in
Chile, Antarctica

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Porania
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Porania
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Porania is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae.

==Species== The following subgenera and species are recognised: Porania (Porania) Gray, 1840 Porania hermanni Madsen, 1959 Porania pulvillus (O.F. Müller, 1776) Porania (Pseudoporania) Dons, 1936 Porania stormi Dons, 1936

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