Asterina (starfish)
''Asterina'' is a genus of asteroideans in the family Asterinidae. The species occurring in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...n waters are considered to not be congeneric with the type species ''A. gibbosa'' ( Pennant, 1777) 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.Rowe, F. & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In Wells, A. (Ed.), ''Zoological Catalogue of Australia'', Volume 33. Melbourne: CSIRO Australia. Species *'' Asterina fimbriata'' Perrier, 1875Perrier, E. (1875). ''Revision de la Collection de Stellerides du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris''. Paris: C. Reinwald. *'' Asterina gibbosa'' ( Pennant, 1777) P ...
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