The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea.

Oreasteridae
Choriaster granulatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Fisher, 1911 [1]
Genera

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Description and characteristics

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This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas some species are very easy to identify, like the "pincushion seastars" (Culcita sp.), some other can be difficult to tell apart.[2]

Selected genera

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References

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  1. ^ a b C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Oreasteridae". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Mah, Christopher L. (24 January 2012). "How to tell apart the "knobby stars" Protoreaster from Pentaceraster". The Echinoblog.
  3. ^ Probably just the juvenile form of Choriaster.
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