Cryptasterina
Genus of star fish
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Cryptasterina is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Asterinidae.[2] They occur in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans[3][4] in the littoral and shallow sublittoral zone.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Cryptasterina Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003[1] |
Description
Cryptasterina are small sea stars, with the radius between 12 and 17 mm (0.47 and 0.67 in).[3] The genus shows both viviparity and oviparity. The latter is the ancestral mode of reproduction.[1]
Species
There are three species:[2]
- Cryptasterina hystera Dartnall & Byrne, 2003 in Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003[1]
- Cryptasterina pacifica (Hayashi, 1977)
- Cryptasterina pentagona (Muller & Troschel, 1840)
