''Dictyaster'' is a small
genus
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of
starfish in the
family
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Echinasteridae
The Echinasteridae are a family of starfish in the monotypic order Spinulosida. The family includes eight genera and about 133 species found on the seabed in various habitats around the world.
Taxonomy
Echinasteridae contains eight genera and ...
in the order
Spinulosida
The Spinulosida are an order of sea stars containing at least 120 species in seven genera and one family.
Spinulosids completely lack pedicellariae and have a delicate skeletal arrangement. Their name comes from the presence of numerous low spi ...
.
Species
The following two
species
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are recognised by the
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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:
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*'']Dictyaster xenophilus
''Dictyaster'' is a small genus of starfish in the family Echinasteridae in the order Spinulosida.
Species
The following two species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:
*'' Dictyaster xenophilus'' Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 ...
'' Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
*''Dictyaster wood-masoni
''Dictyaster'' is a small genus of starfish in the family Echinasteridae in the order Spinulosida.
Species
The following two species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:
*'' Dictyaster xenophilus'' Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 ...
'' Alcock, 1893 (nomen nudum
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, Undescribed)
References
Echinasteridae
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