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Psilaster
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Psilaster is a genus of sea stars of the family Astropectinidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderPaxillosida
- FamilyAstropectinidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 60
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Astropectinidae
- Collections
- SIO, NMV, USNM, YPM, AUM, ALMNH
- Recorded in
- Peru, Australia, Indonesia, Chile, United States, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Indonesie, Madagascar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Astropectinidae
- Image
- Psilaster acuminata Sladen. (AM MA79320).jpg
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- Psilaster
- taxon name
- Psilaster
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Psilaster
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Encyclopedic overview
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Psilaster is a genus of sea stars of the family Astropectinidae.
== Species == The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species in the genus: - Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889 Psilaster agassizi (Koehler, 1909) Psilaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842) Psilaster armatus Ludwig, 1905 Psilaster attenuatus Fisher, 1906 Psilaster cassiope Sladen, 1889 Psilaster charcoti (Koehler, 1906) Psilaster florae (Verrill, 1878) Psilaster gotoi Fisher, 1913 Psilaster herwigi (Bernasconi, 1972) Psilaster pectinatus (Fisher, 1905) Psilaster robustus Fisher, 1913 Psilaster sladeni Ludwig, 1905
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