Pythonaster
Pythonaster sp. (probably P. atlantidis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Velatida
Family: Myxasteridae
Genus: Pythonaster
Sladen in Thomson & Murray, 1885

Pythonaster is a genus of deep-sea velatid sea stars containing three species.

Taxonomy

List of species according to World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Pythonaster atlantidis A.H. Clark, 1948
  • Pythonaster murrayi Sladen, 1889
  • Pythonaster pacificus Downey, 1979
Pythonaster sp. observed off Hawaii.

References

  1. ↑ "The World Asteroidea Database - Pythonaster". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2014-02-28.


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