''Psilaster'' is a genus of
sea star
Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...
s of the
family
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Astropectinidae
The Astropectinidae are a family of sea stars in the order Paxillosida. Usually, these starfish live on the seabed and immerse themselves in soft sediment such as sand and mud.
They are not to be confused with species in the genus '' Archaster' ...
.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species in the genus: -
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* '' 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
]
References
Asteroidea genera
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