Anthenea

Anthenea is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus are most commonly observed off the coasts of Australia and southeast Asia.

Anthenea
Cake sea star ("Anthenea aspera")
Cake sea star (Anthenea aspera)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Anthenea
J.E.Gray, 1840 [1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Hosea J.E.Gray, 1866
     (lapsus for Hosia J.E.Gray, 1840)
  • Hosia J.E.Gray, 1840
     (synonym sec. Perrier (1875))

Selected species
  • Anthenea acanthodes H.L.Clark, 1938
  • Anthenea aspera Döderlein, 1915
  • Anthenea australiae Döderlein, 1915
  • Anthenea conjugens Döderlein, 1935
  • Anthenea crassa H.L.Clark, 1938
  • Anthenea crudelis Döderlein, 1915
  • Anthenea diazi Domantay, 1969
  • Anthenea edmondi A.M.Clark, 1970
  • Anthenea elegans H.L.Clark, 1938
  • Anthenea flavescens (J.E.Gray, 1840)
  • Anthenea godeffroyi Döderlein, 1915
  • Anthenea grayi Perrier, 1875
  • Anthenea mertoni Koehler, 1910
  • Anthenea mexicana A.H.Clark, 1916
  • Anthenea obesa H.L.Clark, 1938
  • Anthenea pentagonula (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Anthenea polygnatha H.L.Clark, 1938
  • Anthenea regalis Koehler, 1910
  • Anthenea rudis Koehler, 1910
  • Anthenea sibogae Döderlein, 1915
  • Anthenea tuberculosa J.E.Gray, 1847
  • Anthenea viguieri Döderlein, 1915
List source :[1]

References
  1. C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Anthenea Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
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