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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	25 154905 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Coronaster spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.) Family: 25 154 Asteriidae (seastars) - show full list Common Name: [a seastar] Organism Type: a seastar Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 25 154911     Asteriidae Child Codes: 25 154009     Coronaster halicepus 25 154017     Coronaster reticulatus 25 154010     Coronaster volsellatus 99 250359     Coronaster cf. halicepus 99 250360     Coronaster cf. volsellatus Previous Codes (if any): 25 153901

Taxon Notes:	This genus has been placed both in Asteriidae and Heliasteridae in recent years. Here we retain it in Asteriidae pending a detailed review. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:55834829-5819-4327-bd95-6649f7cc83fa Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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Scientific Name verified against:

WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.