Archasteridae is a family of starfish found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The genus Astropus, previously included in this family, is now included in the genus Archaster with the single species, Astropus longipes (Gray, 1840), being accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977.

Archaster
Common sea star (Archaster typicus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Archasteridae
Viguier, 1878[1]
Genus: Archaster
Müller & Troschel, 1840
Species

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The only genus in the family is now Archaster as three subfamilies have now been raised to family status:[1]

Species

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The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Archaster angulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan
  Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977 Indian Ocean
  Archaster typicus Müller & Troschel, 1840 Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific

References

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  1. ^ a b Mah, Christopher (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Archasteridae". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  2. ^ Mah, Christopher (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Archaster Müller & Troschel, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-08.