Striking Sea Star
Euretaster insignis
Classification
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Velatida
- Family
- Pterasteridae
Euretaster est un genre d'étoile de mer de la famille des Pterasteridae. Liste des espèces Selon World Register of Marine Species (3 février 2015) : Euretaster attenuatus Jangoux, 1984 -- Nouvelle-Calédonie et région Euretaster cribrosus (von Martens, 1867) -- Espèce-type (Océan Indien occidental) Euretaster insignis (Sladen, 1882) -- Océan pacifique Euretaster magnificus Mah in Mah et al.
Euretaster insignis, commonly known as the striking sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Pterasteridae found in the central west Pacific Ocean. It is one of only three species in the order Velatida to be found in shallow water in the tropics. The young are brooded in a cavity underneath a "supradorsal" membrane.
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Distribution
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