Patiriella
| Patiriella | |
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| Patiriella dyscrita | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Patiriella Verrill, 1913 |
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Patiriella, commonly known as carpet sea star is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae.
Description and characteristics
Native to southern Australia, New Zealand, and southern America (Argentina and Chile), they are most often found in intertidal pools, and can vary greatly in colour between individuals. It contains the following species: [1]
Species
- Patiriella brevispina H.L. Clark, 1938
- Patiriella calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
- Patiriella dyscrita (H.L. Clark, 1923)
- Patiriella gunni (Gray, 1840)
- Patiriella inornata Livingstone, 1933
- Patiriella medius O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
- Patiriella mortenseni O'Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2002
- Patiriella obscura Dartnall, 1971
- Patiriella occidens O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
- Patiriella oliveri (Benham, 1911)
- Patiriella oriens O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
- Patiriella pacifica (Hayashi, 1977)
- Patiriella paradoxa Campbell & Rowe, 1997
- Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867)
References
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