''Disasterina'' 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

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Asterinidae The Asterinidae are a large family of sea stars in the order Valvatida. Description and characteristics These are generally small sea stars, flattened dorsally and bearing very short arms, often giving a pentagonal shape in the body ;example: ...

. The genus occurs in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Description and characteristics

''Disasterina'' are sea stars with five or rarely six rays (arms). The rays have wide bases and are well-defined. The body is thin. ''Disasterina'' range from small ('' D. spinosa'': radius ) to medium in size ('' D. abnormalis'': radius . Reproduction through fissiparity is not known to occur. '' D. longispina'' might have

pedicellaria A pedicellaria (: pedicellariae) is a small wrench- or claw-shaped appendage with movable jaws, called valves, commonly found on echinoderms (phylum Echinodermata), particularly in sea stars (class Asteroidea) and sea urchins (class Echinoidea). ...

Species

There are six recognized species: * ''

Disasterina abnormalis ''Disasterina'' is a genus of sea stars of the family (biology), family Asterinidae. The genus occurs in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Description and characteristics ''Disasterina'' are sea stars with five or rarely six rays (arms ...

'' Perrier, 1875 * '' Disasterina akajimaensis'' Saba, Iwao & Fujita, 2012 * '' Disasterina ceylanica'' Döderlein, 1888 * '' Disasterina longispina'' (H.L. Clark, 1938) * '' Disasterina odontacantha'' Liao, 1980 * ''

Disasterina spinosa ''Disasterina'' is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae. The genus occurs in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Description and characteristics ''Disasterina'' are sea stars with five or rarely six rays (arms). The rays have w ...

'' Koehler, 1910

References

Asterinidae Asteroidea genera Taxa named by Edmond Perrier {{Asteroidea-stub