Asterina is a genus of asteroideans in the family Asterinidae.
The species occurring in Australian waters are considered to not be congeneric with the type species A. gibbosa (Pennant, 1777) by Rowe and Gates (1995), and will possibly be assigned to another genus or a new genus. Rowe and Gates (1995) also suggested that Asterina should be restricted to Atlantic waters.
Species
- Asterina fimbriata <small>Perrier, 1875</small>
- Asterina gibbosa <small>(Pennant, 1777)</small>
- Asterina gracilispina <small>Clark, 1923</small>
- Asterina hoensonae <small>O'Loughlin, 2009</small>
- Asterina krausii <small>Gray, 1840</small>
- Asterina lorioli <small>KÃ
Âhler, 1910</small>
- Asterina martinbarriosi <small>López-Márquez, Acevedo, Manjón-Cabeza, GarcÃÂa-Jiménez, Templado & Machordom, 2018</small>
- Asterina pancerii <small>(Gasco, 1876)</small>
- Asterina phylactica <small>Emson & Crump, 1979</small>
- Asterina pusilla <small>Perrier, 1875</small>
- Asterina pygmaea <small>Verrill, 1878</small>
- Asterina squamata <small>Perrier, 1875</small>
- Asterina stellaris <small>Perrier, 1875</small>
- Asterina stellifera <small>(Möbius, 1859)</small>
- Asterina stellifera obtusa <small>Leipoldt, 1895</small>
- Asterina vicentae <small>López-Márquez, Acevedo, Manjón-Cabeza, GarcÃÂa-Jiménez, Templado & Machordom, 2018</small>
References
Further reading
- Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of name of recent Asteroidea â Part 2: Valvatida. In Jangoux, M. & Lawrence, J. (Eds.), Echinoderm Studies (187âÂÂ366). Volume 4. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema.
- Clark, A. M. & Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. London: Chapman & Hall.