Heliasteridae

Family of starfishes

Heliasteridae
Heliaster helianthus in Chile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Heliasteridae
Viguier, 1878 [1]
Diversity
2 genera, 9 species

The Heliasteridae are a family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It includes two genera: Heliaster from the East Pacific (California to Chile, including offshore islands), and Labidiaster from southernmost South America, Antarctica and subantarctic oceans.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes two genera and nine species within the family Heliasteridae:[1]

Image Genus Species
Heliaster Gray, 1840
  • Heliaster canopus Perrier, 1875
  • Heliaster cumingi (Gray, 1840)
  • Heliaster helianthus (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Heliaster kubiniji Xantus, 1860
  • Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860
  • Heliaster polybrachius H.L. Clark, 1907
  • Heliaster solaris A.H. Clark, 1920
Labidiaster Lütken, 1872

References

  1. ^ a b Mah, Christopher (2013). Mah CL (ed.). "Heliasteridae". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  • Media related to Heliasteridae at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Heliasteridae


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