Poraniidae
| Poraniidae | |
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| Aboral and oral surfaces of Porania pulvillus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Poraniidae Perrier, 1875[1] |
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Poraniidae is a family of starfish in the order Valvatida.
Characteristics
Members of the family Poraniidae have a moderately well-developed row of marginal plates forming a distinct margin along the edge of both disc and arms. The aboral surface is covered with thick, naked skin, free from spines or pedicellariae but with scattered groups of papulae. There are no papulae or pedicellariae on the oral surface and the tube feet are always in two series.[2]
Genera
This family includes the following genera according to WoRMS:[1]
- genus Bathyporania Mah & Foltz, 2014
- genus Chondraster Verrill, 1895
- genus Clavaporania Mah & Foltz, 2014
- genus Glabraster A.H. Clark, 1916
- genus Marginaster Perrier, 1881
- genus Porania Gray, 1840
- genus Poraniomorpha Danielssen & Koren, 1881
- genus Poraniopsis Perrier, 1891
- genus Spoladaster Fisher, 1940
- genus Tylaster Danielssen & Koren, 1881
Bibliography
- Mah, Christopher L.; Foltz, David W. (May 2014). "New taxa and taxonomic revisions to the Poraniidae (Valvatacea; Asteroidea) with Comments on Feeding Biology". Zootaxa. 3795 (3): 327–372. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3795.3.7. Retrieved 16 May 2014..
See also
References
- 1 2 Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). C. L. Mah, eds. "Poraniidae Perrier, 1875". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ↑ "Family Poraniidae". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Echinodermata. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
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