Disasterina is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae.[1][2] The genus occurs in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.[2][3]
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| Disasterina abnormalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Disasterina Perrier, 1875 |
| Type species | |
| Disasterina abnormalis Perrier, 1875
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6 species (see text) | |
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Description and characteristics edit
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Disasterina are sea stars with five or rarely six rays (arms). The rays have wide bases and are well-defined. The body is thin. Disasterina range from small (D. spinosa: radius 14 mm (0.55 in)) to medium in size (D. abnormalis: radius 38 mm (1.5 in). Reproduction through fissiparity is not known to occur. D. longispina might have pedicellariae.[3]
Species edit
There are six recognized species:[1]
- Disasterina abnormalis Perrier, 1875
- Disasterina akajimaensis Saba, Iwao & Fujita, 2012
- Disasterina ceylanica Döderlein, 1888
- Disasterina longispina (H.L. Clark, 1938)
- Disasterina odontacantha Liao, 1980
- Disasterina spinosa Koehler, 1910
References edit
- ^ a b c Mah CL, ed. (2024). "Disasterina Perrier, 1875". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Disasterina Perrier, 1875". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
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