''Asteroporpa'' is a genus of
echinoderm
An echinoderm () is any animal of the phylum Echinodermata (), which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers, as well as the sessile sea lilies or "stone lilies". While bilaterally symmetrical as ...
s belonging to the family
Gorgonocephalidae
Gorgonocephalidae is a family of basket stars. They have characteristic many-branched arms.
Gorgonocephalidae are the largest ophiuroids ('' Gorgonocephalus eucnemis'' can measure up to 70 cm in arm length with a disk diameter of 14&nbs ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Central Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Species:
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Asteroporpa annulata''
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Asteroporpa australiensis''
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Asteroporpa bellator''
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Asteroporpa hadracantha''
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Asteroporpa indicus''
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Asteroporpa koyoae''
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Asteroporpa lindneri''
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Asteroporpa muricatopatella''
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Asteroporpa paucidens''
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Asteroporpa pulchra''
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Asteroporpa reticulata''
References
Gorgonocephalidae
Ophiuroidea genera
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