Stichasteridae | |
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Stichaster australis, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Forcipulatida |
Family: |
Stichasteridae Perrier, 1885 |
Diversity | |
9 genera, See text. | |
Synonyms | |
Neomorphasteridae Fisher, 1923 |
Neomorphasteridae Fisher, 1923
The Stichasteridae are a small family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. Genera were formerly unassigned, or in the family Asteriidae.
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Stichasteridae: