Stichasteridae

Stichasteridae
Stichaster australis, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Forcipulatida
Family:	Stichasteridae Perrier, 1885
Diversity
9 genera, See text.
Synonyms
Neomorphasteridae Fisher, 1923[1]

The Stichasteridae are a small family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. Genera were formerly unassigned, or in the family Asteriidae.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Stichasteridae:^[2]

Allostichaster Verrill, 1914 Cosmasterias Sladden, 1889 Granaster Perrier, 1894 Neomorphaster Sladden, 1889 Neosmilaster Fisher, 1930 Pseudechinaster H.E.S. Clark, 1962 Smilasterias Sladden, 1889 Stichaster Muller & Troschel, 1840 Stichastrella Verrill, 1914

• 
  Stichastrella rosea
• 
  Stichaster australis

References

1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152515
2. McKnight, D. G. (2006). The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir. 120: 1-187., available online at http://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/NIWAbm120.pdf