Archaster
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| Archaster | |
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| File:Common sea star (Archaster typicus).jpg | |
| Common sea star (Archaster typicus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Archasteridae Viguier, 1878[1] |
| Genus: | Archaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 |
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Archasteridae is a family of starfish found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The genus Astropus, previously included in this family, is now included in the genus Archaster with the single species, Astropus longipes (Gray, 1840), being accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977.
The only genus in the family is now Archaster as three subfamilies have now been raised to family status:[1]
- Subfamily Benthopectininae accepted as Benthopectinidae
- Subfamily Pararchasterinae accepted as Benthopectinidae
- Subfamily Plutonasterinae accepted as Astropectinidae
Species
[edit | edit source]The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Archaster angulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 | East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan | |
| File:Archaster lorioli on Mauritius.jpg | Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977 | Indian Ocean |
| File:Archaster typicus 15025036.jpg | Archaster typicus Müller & Troschel, 1840 | Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific |
References
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