Echinasteridae
Also known as: Echinasterid Sea Stars, Estrellas de mar de cinco brazos, krullsjöstjärnor, ヒメヒトデ科, ヒメヒトデ／ルソンヒトデ／エキナステル科, 棘海星科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Asteroidea |
| Order | Spinulosida |
| Family | Echinasteridae |
| Published in | Verrill, A. E. (1867). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 3. On the geographical distribution of the echinoderms of the West coast of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts an |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 9 |
| Species records held | 149 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 254 |
| GBIF key | 5541 |
Genera in Echinasteridae
- Henricia — 102 species: Henricia abyssalis, Henricia alexyi, Henricia ambigua, Henricia angusta, Henricia aniva, Henricia anomala, Henricia antillarum, Henricia arcystata
- Echinaster — 31 species: Echinaster aculeata, Echinaster arcystatus, Echinaster brasiliensis, Echinaster callosus, Echinaster colemani, Echinaster cylindricus, Echinaster echinatus, Echinaster echinophorus
- Odontohenricia — 8 species: Odontohenricia ahearnae, Odontohenricia anarea, Odontohenricia aurantia, Odontohenricia clarkae, Odontohenricia endeavouri, Odontohenricia fisheri, Odontohenricia hayashii, Odontohenricia violacea
- Aleutihenricia — 4 species: Aleutihenricia beringiana, Aleutihenricia derjungini, Aleutihenricia federi, Aleutihenricia reticulata
- Dictyaster — 1 species: Dictyaster xenophilus
- Metrodira — 1 species: Metrodira subulata
- Plectaster — 1 species: Plectaster decanus
- Rhopiella — 1 species: Rhopiella hirsuta
- Protothyraster
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.