Asteriidae
Asteriidae | |
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Leptasterias hexactis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Forcipulatida |
Family: | Asteriidae Gray, 1840 [1] |
Diversity | |
39 genera, See text. |
The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae:[1]
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Marthasterias glacialis
References
- 1 2 Mah, Christopher (2012). "Asteriidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
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