Cryptasterina is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Asterinidae.[2] They occur in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans[3][4] in the littoral and shallow sublittoral zone.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Cryptasterina Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003[1] |
Description edit
Cryptasterina are small sea stars, with the radius between 12 and 17 mm (0.47 and 0.67 in).[3] The genus shows both viviparity and oviparity. The latter is the ancestral mode of reproduction.[1]
Species edit
There are three species:[2]
- Cryptasterina hystera Dartnall & Byrne, 2003 in Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003[1]
- Cryptasterina pacifica (Hayashi, 1977)
- Cryptasterina pentagona (Muller & Troschel, 1840)
References edit
- ^ a b c Dartnall, Alan J.; Byrne, Maria; Collins, John & Hart, Michael W. (2003). "A new viviparous species of asterinid (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Asterinidae) and a new genus to accommodate the species of pantropical exiguoid sea stars". Zootaxa. 359: 1–14. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.359.1.1.
- ^ a b Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Cryptasterina Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ a b c O’Loughlin, P. Mark & Waters, Jonathan M. (2004). "A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 61 (1): 1–40. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.1.
- ^ "Cryptasterina Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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