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Genus of starfishes

Patiria
Patiria miniata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Patiria
Gray, 1840
Type species
Patiria coccinea
Gray, 1840
Species

3 species (see text)

Synonyms

Enoplopatiria Verrill, 1913

Patiria is a genus of starfish in the family Asterinidae from the Pacific Ocean, which are commonly known as bat stars.

Species

Patiria contains the following species:

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Patiria chilensis (Lutken, 1859) Chilean bat star southeast Pacific
Patiria miniata (Brandt, 1835) sea bat, webbed star, and broad-disk star northeast Pacific
Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842) blue bat star northwest Pacific

References

  1. ^ Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Patiria Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. "Patiria Gray, 1840". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Patiria


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