Bothriaster

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Bothriaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Bothriaster
Döderlein, 1916 [1]
Species:
B. primigenius
Binomial name
Bothriaster primigenius
Döderlein, 1916

Bothriaster primigenius is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus Bothriaster.[1]

It is suspected to be only the juvenile stage of some large Oreasteridae such as Choriaster granulatus.

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