Asterias

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See also: asterias

Translingual

Asterias rubens
common starfish

Etymology

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Proper noun

Asterias f

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteriidae – sea stars.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Deuterostomia – superphylum; Echinodermata – phylum; Asterozoa – subphylum; Asteroidea – class; Forcipulatida – order; Asteriidae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Asterias rubens (common starfish) – type species; for other species see Asterias at World Register of Marine Species .

Derived terms

References

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

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