Cryptasterina is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Asterinidae.[2] They occur in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans[3][4] in the littoral and shallow sublittoral zone.[3]

Cryptasterina
Cryptasterina sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Cryptasterina
Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003[1]

Description

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Cryptasterina are small sea stars, with the radius between 12 and 17 mm (0.47 and 0.67 in).[3] The genus shows both viviparity and oviparity. The latter is the ancestral mode of reproduction.[1]

Species

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There are three species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dartnall, Alan J.; Byrne, Maria; Collins, John & Hart, Michael W. (2003). "A new viviparous species of asterinid (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Asterinidae) and a new genus to accommodate the species of pantropical exiguoid sea stars". Zootaxa. 359: 1–14. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.359.1.1.
  2. ^ a b Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Cryptasterina Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c O’Loughlin, P. Mark & Waters, Jonathan M. (2004). "A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 61 (1): 1–40. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.1.
  4. ^ "Cryptasterina Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 May 2022.