Porania
| Porania | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Porania pulvillus aboral and oral surfaces | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Echinodermata | 
| Class: | Asteroidea | 
| Order: | Valvatida | 
| Family: | Poraniidae | 
| Genus: | Gray, 1840[1] | 
| Species | |
| 3 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Porania is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae.[1]
Species
The following subgenera and species are recognised:[1]
- Porania (Porania) Gray, 1840
- Porania hermanni Madsen, 1959
- Porania pulvillus (O.F. Müller, 1776)
 
- Porania (Pseudoporania) Dons, 1936
- Porania stormi Dons, 1936
 
References
- ^ a b c d Mah CL, ed. (2024). "Porania Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 September 2024.