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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Echinodermata (phylum) » Asteroidea (class) » Valvatida (order) » Oreasteridae (family)
CAAB Code: | 25 127000 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Oreasteridae |
CAAB category: | 25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.) |
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Family: | 25 127 Oreasteridae (seastars) - show full list | |
Common Name: | seastars | |
Organism Type: | a seastar | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Habitat: |
Marine unspecified | |
Parent Codes: |
25 120000
Order Valvatida | |
Child Codes: |
25 127902
Acheronaster spp. 25 127903 Anthaster spp. 25 127904 Anthenea spp. 25 127905 Bothriaster spp. 25 127906 Choriaster spp. 25 127907 Culcita spp. 25 127909 Gymnanthenea spp. 25 127910 Halityle spp. 25 127911 Nectriaster spp. 25 127912 Pentaceraster spp. 25 127913 Poraster spp. 25 127914 Protoreaster spp. 25 127915 Pseudoreaster spp. |
Taxon Notes: | This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. | ||||||
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Scientific Name verified against: | WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. |