Patiria
Patiria | |
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Patiria miniata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Asterinidae |
Genus: | Patiria Gray, 1840 |
Type species | |
Patiria coccinea Gray, 1840 | |
Species | |
3 species (see text) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Enoplopatiria Verrill, 1913 |
Patiria is a genus of starfish in the family Asterinidae[1] from the Pacific Ocean, which are commonly known as bat stars.[2]
Species
[edit]Patiria contains the following species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Patiria chilensis (Lutken, 1859) | Chilean bat star | southeast Pacific | |
Patiria miniata (Brandt, 1835) | sea bat, webbed star, and broad-disk star | northeast Pacific | |
Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842) | blue bat star | northwest Pacific |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Patiria Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Patiria Gray, 1840". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 September 2022.