Calasterias
| Calasterias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Asteriidae |
| Genus: | Calasterias R. Hayashi, 1975 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Calasterias toyamensis R. Hayashi, 1975
| |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species, see text | |
Calasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae, first described by R. Hayashi in 1975.[1]
Species
The only species assigned to the genus is Calasterias toyamensis, also first described by R. Hayashi in 1975, which is named for its find location, Toyama Bay.[2]
References
- ^ a b C. L. Mah. "Calasterias Hayashi, 1975". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ Mah, C. L. "Calasterias toyamensis Hayashi, 1975". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
Further reading
- Hayashi, R. (1975). "A new sea-star of Coscinasterinae from Toyama Bay". Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses. 48 (3): 198–202.