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Pentaceraster

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Pentaceraster
Pentaceraster cumingi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Pentaceraster
Döderlein, 1916 [1]
Species

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Pentaceraster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus are most often observed in warm coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Selected species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Pentaceraster Döderlein, 1916". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.