Aphanasterias

Aphanasterias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae
Genus: Aphanasterias
Fisher, 1923
Species:
A. pycnopodia
Binomial name
Aphanasterias pycnopodia
Fisher, 1923

Aphanasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It has one species, Aphanasterias pycnopodia. The genus and species were first described by Walter Kenrick Fisher in 1923.[1]

Distribution

It is found in oceans all over the world.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aphanasterias pycnopodia Fisher, 1923". www.marinespecies.org.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aphanasterias pycnopodia Fisher, 1923". www.marinespecies.org.