Patiria

Patiria is a genus of starfish in the family Asterinidae[1] from the Pacific Ocean.[2]

Patiria
Patiria miniata
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Species

Patiria contains the following species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Patiria chilensis (Lutken, 1859)Chilean bat starsoutheast Pacific
Patiria miniata (Brandt, 1835)sea bat, webbed star, and broad-disk starnortheast Pacific
Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842)blue bat starnorthwest Pacific

References

  1. Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Patiria Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. "Patiria Gray, 1840". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 September 2022.


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