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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: Spinulosida
Subordo: Leptognathina

Familia: Asterinidae
Genus: Patiria
Species: P. chilensis – P. miniata – P. pectinifera
Name

Patiria Gray, 1840

Type species: Patiria coccinea Gray, 1840 (type by original designation)

References
Primary references

Gray, J.E. 1840. XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus) (Continued from p. 184.) Annals and magazine of natural history 6(37): 275–290. DOI: 10.1080/03745484009443296 BHL Reference page. [see page 290, original description]

Additional references

O’Loughlin, P.M. & Waters, J.M. 2004. A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61: 1–40. BHL DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.1 Open access Full article (PDF). Reference page. [see page 28]
Verrill, A.E. 1913. Revision of the genera of starfishes of the sub-family Asterininae. The American journal of science. 35: 477–485. BHL Reference page. [see page 482]

Links

Mah, C.L. (2020). World Asteroidea Database. Patiria Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123285 on 2020-03-14

Patiria, is a genus of starfish in the family Asterinidae from the Pacific Ocean. It contains the following species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Patiria chilensis 1.JPG Patiria chilensis Verrill, 1870 Chilean bat star southeast Pacific
Bat Star (Asterina miniata) (3265235123).jpg Patiria miniata Verrill, 1913 sea bat, webbed star, and broad-disk star northeast Pacific
Patiria pectinifera 02.jpg Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842) blue bat star northwest Pacific


References

"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Patiria Gray, 1840".

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