Patiria
Genus of starfishes
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Patiria is a genus of starfish in the family Asterinidae[1] from the Pacific Ocean, which are commonly known as bat stars.[2]
| Patiria | |
|---|---|
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| Patiria miniata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Patiria Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Patiria coccinea Gray, 1840 | |
| Species | |
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3 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Enoplopatiria Verrill, 1913 | |
Species
Patiria contains the following species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Patiria chilensis (Lutken, 1859) | Chilean bat star | southeast Pacific |
_(3265235123).jpg) | Patiria miniata (Brandt, 1835) | sea bat, webbed star, and broad-disk star | northeast Pacific |
 | Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842) | blue bat star | northwest Pacific |
