''Astroboa'' is a
genus of
basket stars in the
class
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Ophiuroidea
Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (; ; referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star) are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea, closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locomot ...
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Species
These
species are included in the genus by the World Register of Marine Species:
The World Ophiuroidea Database - Astroboa Döderlein, 1911
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*'' Astroboa albatrossi'' Döderlein, 1927
*'' Astroboa arctos'' Matsumoto, 1915
*'' Astroboa clavata'' Lyman, 1861
*'' Astroboa ernae'' Döderlein, 1911
*'' Astroboa globifera'' Döderlein, 1902
*'' Astroboa granulatus'' H.L. Clark, 1938
*'' Astroboa nigrofurcata'' Döderlein, 1927
*''Astroboa nuda
''Astroboa nuda'' is a type of basket star from Gorgonocephalidae family.
Its large arms (up to armspread) are highly branched. It inhabits reef slopes exposed to current in diverse places such as the Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البح ...
'' Lyman, 1874
*'' Astroboa tuberculosa'' Koehler, 1930
References
Gorgonocephalidae
Ophiuroidea genera
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