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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Echinodermata (phylum) » Asteroidea (class) » Velatida (order) » Pterasteridae (family)
CAAB Code: | 25 139000 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Pterasteridae |
CAAB category: | 25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.) |
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Family: | 25 139 Pterasteridae (seastars) - show full list | |
Common Name: | seastars | |
Common Names List: | starfish | |
Organism Type: | a seastar | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Habitat: |
Marine unspecified | |
Child Codes: |
25 139905
Calyptraster spp. 25 139901 Diplopteraster spp. 25 139902 Euretaster spp. 25 139903 Hymenaster spp. 25 139904 Pteraster 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. |