Asterina
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Asterina is a genus
of small sea stars within the family Asterinidae
. It has over thirty described species
.
The species occurring in Australian waters (A. anomala, H.L. Clark, 1921; A. atyphoida H.L. Clark, 1916; A. cepheus (Müller and Troschel, 1842) A. coronata von Martens, 1866; A. heteractis H.L. Clark,1938 ; A. inopinata Livingstone, 1933; A. sarasini (de Loriol, 1897) and A. scobinata Livingstone, 1933) are considered not congeneric with the type species Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777) by Rowe (in Rowe and Gates, 1995) and will possibly to assigned to another genus or a new genus.. In the same book, Rowe suggested that Asterina should be restricted to Atlantic waters.
There is not yet enough adequate molecular evidence for a definite assignment of the species mentioned below to the genus Asterina.
Asterina Léveillé, 1845 is also the name of a large genus of fungi
, plant parasitic, bitunicate Ascomycetes belonging to the family Asterinaceae
.
(WoRMS), the genus Asterina is composed of the following species :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small sea stars within the family Asterinidae
Asterinidae
Asterinidae is a large family of sea stars in the order Valvatida. It contains twenty-five genera.-Genera:*Ailsastra O'Loughlin & Rowe, 2005*Allopatiria Verrill, 1913*Anseropoda Nardo, 1834...
. It has over thirty described species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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The species occurring in Australian waters (A. anomala, H.L. Clark, 1921; A. atyphoida H.L. Clark, 1916; A. cepheus (Müller and Troschel, 1842) A. coronata von Martens, 1866; A. heteractis H.L. Clark,1938 ; A. inopinata Livingstone, 1933; A. sarasini (de Loriol, 1897) and A. scobinata Livingstone, 1933) are considered not congeneric with the type species Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777) by Rowe (in Rowe and Gates, 1995) and will possibly to assigned to another genus or a new genus.. In the same book, Rowe suggested that Asterina should be restricted to Atlantic waters.
There is not yet enough adequate molecular evidence for a definite assignment of the species mentioned below to the genus Asterina.
Asterina Léveillé, 1845 is also the name of a large genus of fungi
Fungus
A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...
, plant parasitic, bitunicate Ascomycetes belonging to the family Asterinaceae
Asterinaceae
The Asterinaceae are a family of fungi with an uncertain taxonomic placement in the class Dothideomycetes.- Genera :This is a list of genera within the Asterinaceae family, according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota...
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Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS), the genus Asterina is composed of the following species :
- Asterina agustincasoi Caso, 1978 (synonymized with Meridiastra modesta (Verrill, 1870) )
- Asterina atyphoida H.L. Clark, 1916
- Asterina burtoni burtoni Gray, 1840
- Asterina burtoni cepheus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Asterina cepheus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Asterina chilensis Lutken, 1859
- Asterina coronata coronata von Martens, 1866
- Asterina coronata cristata Fisher, 1916
- Asterina coronata euerces Fisher, 1917
- Asterina coronata fascicularis Fisher, 1918
- Asterina crassispina H.L. Clark, 1928
- Asterina fimbriata Perrier, 1875
- Asterina folium (Lütken, 1859)
- Asterina frigida Koehler, 1917
- Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
- Asterina gracilispina H.L. Clark, 1923
- Asterina hamiltoni Koehler, 1920
- Asterina hoensonae O'Loughlin, 2009
- Asterina inopinata Livingstone, 1933
- Asterina limboonkengi G.A. Smith, 1927
- Asterina lorioli Koehler, 1910
- Asterina lutea H.L. Clark, 1938
- Asterina miniata (Brandt, 1835)
- Asterina minor Hayashi, 1974
- Asterina modesta Verrill, 1870
- Asterina nuda H.L. Clark, 1921
- Asterina ocellifera (Gray, 1847)
- Asterina orthodon Fisher, 1922
- Asterina pancerii (Gasco, 1870)
- Asterina pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842)
- Asterina perplexa H.L. Clark, 1938
- Asterina phylacticaAsterina phylacticaAsterina phylactica is a species of sea star. It can be found in geographically widespread sites around the British Isles and in the Medieterranean and Australia. It has five arms, is about 1.5 cm across and is of green colour. The species was formally identified in 1979 and is very similar to...
Emson & Crump, 1979 - Asterina sarasini (deLoriol, 1897)
- Asterina scobinata Livingstone, 1933
- Asterina spinigera Koehler, 1911
- Asterina stellifera (Möbius, 1859)
- Asterina trochiscus (Retzius, 1805)