Asterinidae
Also known as: Cushion Sea Stars, Knitted sea stars, cushion stars, Астериниды, イトマキヒトデ科, 海燕科, 별불가사리과
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Asteroidea |
| Order | Valvatida |
| Family | Asterinidae |
| Published in | Gray, J. E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History, 6: 275–290. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=259561 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 38 |
| Species records held | 166 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 290 |
| GBIF key | 9479 |
Genera in Asterinidae
- Aquilonastra — 32 species: Aquilonastra alisonae, Aquilonastra anomala, Aquilonastra batheri, Aquilonastra burtoni, Aquilonastra byrneae, Aquilonastra cassini, Aquilonastra cepheus, Aquilonastra chantalae
- Asterina — 17 species: Asterina coronata, Asterina fimbriata, Asterina gibbosa, Asterina gracilispina, Asterina hoensonae, Asterina krausii, Asterina lorioli, Asterina martinbarriosi
- Meridiastra — 11 species: Meridiastra atyphoida, Meridiastra calcar, Meridiastra fissura, Meridiastra gunnii, Meridiastra medius, Meridiastra modesta, Meridiastra mortenseni, Meridiastra nigranota
- Ailsastra — 7 species: Ailsastra achituvi, Ailsastra amezianae, Ailsastra amezianeae, Ailsastra booneni, Ailsastra eleaumei, Ailsastra heteractis, Ailsastra paulayi
- Perknaster — 7 species: Perknaster antarcticus, Perknaster aurantiacus, Perknaster aurorae, Perknaster charcoti, Perknaster densus, Perknaster fuscus, Perknaster sladeni
- Disasterina — 6 species: Disasterina abnormalis, Disasterina akajimaensis, Disasterina ceylanica, Disasterina longispina, Disasterina odontacantha, Disasterina spinosa
- Hyalinothrix — 6 species: Hyalinothrix diversus, Hyalinothrix enoki, Hyalinothrix gracilis, Hyalinothrix grangei, Hyalinothrix millespina, Hyalinothrix vitrispinum
- Patiriella — 6 species: Patiriella inornata, Patiriella littoralis, Patiriella oliveri, Patiriella paradoxa, Patiriella pseudoexigua, Patiriella regularis
- Pseudonepanthia — 6 species: Pseudonepanthia briareus, Pseudonepanthia gotoi, Pseudonepanthia gracilis, Pseudonepanthia nigrobrunnea, Pseudonepanthia reinga, Pseudonepanthia troughtoni
- Astrotholus — 5 species: Astrotholus antarcticus, Astrotholus infernalis, Astrotholus mei, Astrotholus molginos, Astrotholus phasma
- Nepanthia — 5 species: Nepanthia belcheri, Nepanthia crassa, Nepanthia fisheri, Nepanthia maculata, Nepanthia pedicellaris
- Parvulastra — 5 species: Parvulastra calcarata, Parvulastra dyscrita, Parvulastra exigua, Parvulastra parvivipara, Parvulastra vivipara
- Asterinides — 4 species: Asterinides folium, Asterinides hartmeyeri, Asterinides pilosa, Asterinides pompom
- Paranepanthia — 4 species: Paranepanthia aucklandensis, Paranepanthia brachiata, Paranepanthia grandis, Paranepanthia platydisca
- Tegulaster — 4 species: Tegulaster alba, Tegulaster emburyi, Tegulaster leptalacantha, Tegulaster praesignis
- Callopatiria — 3 species: Callopatiria cabrinovici, Callopatiria formosa, Callopatiria granifera
- Cryptasterina — 3 species: Cryptasterina hystera, Cryptasterina pacifica, Cryptasterina pentagona
- Ganeria — 3 species: Ganeria attenuata, Ganeria falklandica, Ganeria hahni
- Kampylaster — 3 species: Kampylaster claireae, Kampylaster incurvatus, Kampylaster tumulus
- Patiria — 3 species: Patiria chilensis, Patiria miniata, Patiria pectinifera
- Cycethra — 2 species: Cycethra frigida, Cycethra verrucosa
- Indianastra — 2 species: Indianastra inopinata, Indianastra sarasini
- Limnasterias — 2 species: Limnasterias estradivariae, Limnasterias oinops
- Mesotremaster — 2 species: Mesotremaster felli, Mesotremaster zbindeni
- Protremaster — 2 species:
- Pseudasterina — 2 species:
- Stegnaster — 2 species:
- Tarachaster — 2 species:
- Aleutiaster — 1 species:
- Asteriscus — 1 species:
- Cuenotaster — 1 species:
- Kampilaster — 1 species:
- Knightaster — 1 species:
- Pseudopatiria — 1 species:
- Scotiaster — 1 species:
- Seriaster — 1 species:
- Tremaster — 1 species:
- Vemaster — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.