Neoferdina

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Neoferdina
File:Neoferdina cumingi.jpg
Neoferdina cumingi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Subfamily: Ferdininae
Genus: Neoferdina
Livingstone, 1931 [1]
Type species
Neoferdina cumingi
Species
See text.

Neoferdina is a genus of starfish in the family Goniasteridae. Members of the genus are found in the Indo-Pacific region, mostly between the Andaman Isles to the West and the Wake Isles, the Marshall Isles and Fiji to the east. The discovery of several species in the Seychelles widened the range considerably.[2]

Species

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The following species are included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Neoferdina annae Mah, 2017
Neoferdina antigorum Mah, 2017
File:Neoferdina cumingi, isla Lizard.jpeg Neoferdina cumingi (Gray, 1840) New Caledonia
Neoferdina gigantea (Liao, 1982)
File:Plated Seastar (Neoferdina glyptodisca) (8473339429).jpg Neoferdina glyptodisca (Fisher, 1913) Philippine Islands
File:Neoferdina insolita.jpg Neoferdina insolita Livingstone, 1936 Indonesia
Neoferdina japonica Oguro & Misaki, 1986 Japan
Neoferdina kuhli (Müller & Troschel, 1842) Tanzania and Java
Neoferdina longibrachia Kogure & Fujita, 2012 Ryukyu Islands
File:Neoferdina momo (MNHN-IE-2007-3982).jpg Neoferdina momo Mah, 2017 Madagascar
Neoferdina offreti (Koehler, 1910) Aldabra, Palau Islands and Seychelles
Neoferdina oni Mah, 2017

References

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  1. ^ a b Neoferdina Livingstone, 1931 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. ^ Jangoux, M. (1973). Le genus Neoferdina Livingstone (Echinodermata, Asteroidea: Ophidiasteridae). Revue de Zoologie Africaine 87(4): 775–794.

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