Crossaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Solasteridae.[1]

Crossaster
Crossaster papposus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Solasteridae
Genus: Crossaster
Müller and Troschel, 1840
Species

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Species

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The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Crossaster borealis Fisher, 1906 Pacific Coast of North America
Crossaster campbellicus McKnight, 1973
Crossaster diamesus (Djakonov, 1932)
Crossaster helianthus Verrill, 1894
Crossaster japonicus (Fisher, 1911) Okhotuk Sea, Japan Sea and North Pacific coast of Honsyu, Japan
Crossaster multispinus H.L. Clark, 1916
  Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
Crossaster penicillatus Sladen, 1889
Crossaster scotophilus (Fisher, 1913)
  Crossaster squamatus (Döderlein, 1900) Arctic Ocean

References

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  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.