Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Asterozoa
Classis: Asteroidea
Ordo: Forcipulatida
Familia: Asteriidae
Genus: Astrometis
Species: A. californica - A. sertulifera
Astrometis is a genus of sea star in the Asteriidae family. The genus has only one undisputed species. The genus occurs from Santa Barbara to the Gulf of California.
Species
Astrometis californica (Verrill, 1914). Status as distinct from A. sertulifera is disputed
Astrometis sertulifera Fragile rainbow star (Xantus, 1860)
References
ITIS Standard Report Page: Astrometis
Mah, C. (2014). Mah CL (ed.). "Astrometis Fisher, 1923". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
CalPhotos: Astrometis sertulifera; Fragile Rainbow Star
Morris, R.H.; Abbot, D.P.; Haderlie, E.C. (1980). Intertidal Invertebrates of California. Stanford CA: Stanford University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780804710459.
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