Asterina (starfish)

Asterina
Asterina gibbosa
Asterina gibbosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Asterina
Nardo, 1834[1]
Type species
Asterina gibbosa
(Pennant, 1777)[2]

Asterina is a genus of asteroideans in the family Asterinidae.

The species occurring in Australian waters are considered to not be congeneric with the type species A. gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)[2] by Rowe and Gates (1995), and will possibly be assigned to another genus or a new genus. Rowe and Gates (1995) also suggested that Asterina should be restricted to Atlantic waters.[3]

  1. ^ Nardo, I. D. (1834). De Asteriis. In Oken, L. (Ed.), Isis von Oken (pp. 716–717). Leipzig: ben Brodhaus.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference III was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rowe, F. & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In Wells, A. (Ed.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Volume 33. Melbourne: CSIRO Australia.