Anthaster
| Anthaster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Oreasteridae |
| Genus: | Döderlein, 1915 [1] |
| Species: | A. valvulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthaster valvulatus | |
Anthaster valvulatus is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus Anthaster.[1] While its common name is the brick red seastar,[2] individuals also occur in purple, orange and multicoloured combinations of these colours.[3]
References
- ^ a b C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Anthaster Döderlein, 1915". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "GUIDELINES For the preparation of an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT For the PORT BONYTHON BULK EXPORT PORT FACILITY" (PDF). 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Anthaster valvulatus | Atlas of Living Australia". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2017-06-15.