Patiria is a genus of starfish in the family Asterinidae[1] from the Pacific Ocean, which are commonly known as bat stars.[2]

Patiria
Patiria miniata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Patiria
Gray, 1840
Type species
Patiria coccinea
Gray, 1840
Species

3 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Enoplopatiria Verrill, 1913

Species

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Patiria contains the following species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
  Patiria chilensis (Lutken, 1859) Chilean bat star southeast Pacific
  Patiria miniata (Brandt, 1835) sea bat, webbed star, and broad-disk star northeast Pacific
  Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842) blue bat star northwest Pacific

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Patiria Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Patiria Gray, 1840". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 September 2022.