Pentagonaster (starfish)
Pentagonaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
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Pentagonaster pulchellus | |
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Subfamily: | Pentagonasterinae |
Genus: | Pentagonaster Gray, 1840[1] |
Species list
Many species previously in the genus have been assigned to other genera in the subfamily, some also have been absorbed into the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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![]() | Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847 | Australia |
Pentagonaster elegans Blake in Blake & Zinsmeister, 1988 | ||
Pentagonaster gibbosus Perrier, 1875 | Australia | |
![]() | Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, 1840 | New Zealand |
Pentagonaster stibarus H.L. Clark, 1914 | Australia | |
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