Asterias
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See also: asterias
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Sea-Star-Ship-Harbor-Acadia-NP.jpg/220px-Sea-Star-Ship-Harbor-Acadia-NP.jpg)
common starfish
Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Asterias f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteriidae – the sea stars.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Deuterostomia - superphylum; Echinodermata - phylum; Asterozoa - subphylum; Asteroidea - class; Forcipulatida - order; Asteriidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Asterias rubens (common starfish) - type species; for other species see Asterias at World Register of Marine Species .
References
[edit]Asterias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asterias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Asterias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Asterias at World Register of Marine Species
- Asterias at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Asterias at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Asterias at Paleobiology Database