The Valvatida are an order of starfish in the class Asteroidea, which contains 695 species in 172 genera in 17 families. The order encompasses both tiny...
covered by the epidermal layer. Several groups of starfish, including Valvatida and Forcipulatida, possess pedicellariae. In Forcipulatida, such as Asterias...
stars) constitute the largest family of sea stars, included in the order Valvatida. They are mostly deep-dwelling species, but the family also include several...
The Asterinidae are a large family of sea stars in the order Valvatida. These are generally small sea stars, flattened dorsally and bearing very short...
corallivory, in situ video observations and overview of the Goniasteridae (Valvatida, Asteroidea) in the Hawaiian region". Zootaxa. 3926 (2): 211–228. doi:10...
Poraniopsis is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae in the order Valvatida. Poraniopsis echinaster is the type species. The following species are...
Porania is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae in the order Valvatida. The following species are recognised:- Porania antarctica E. A. Smith...
Poraniidae is a family of starfishes in the order Valvatida. Members of the family Poraniidae have a moderately well-developed row of marginal plates...
The Mithrodiidae is a family of starfish in the order Valvatida. Members of this family are big to huge tropical sea stars with 5 arms, rounded in cross-section...
starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae in the order Valvatida. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. Thromidia catalai is one of...
There are 75 species of echinoderm (phylum Echinodermata) recorded in Ireland. Asterias rubens (common sea star) Leptasterias muelleri (northern sea star)...
new species of crown-of-thorns sea star, Acanthaster benziei sp. nov. (Valvatida: Acanthasteridae), from the Red Sea », Zootaxa, 2022 Lucas, J.S. (1976)...
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