Patiria is a genus of starfish from the asterinid family of the Valvatida order. They live in the Pacific Ocean . They have a wide disc and very short rays. Rays are usually five, but occasionally individuals with four or even nine rays are found [1] . Patiria pectinifera is found in the waters of Russia ( Sea of Japan , waters off the southern Kuril Islands and Aniva Bay) [2] .
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 Patiria chilensis | ||||||||||||
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| Patiria ( Gray , 1840 ) |
Currently, the genus includes 3 species [3] :
- Patiria chilensis Verrill, 1870
- Patiria miniata Verrill, 1913
- Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842)
Patiria miniata
Patiria pectinifera
Notes
- ↑ Plants and Animals of the Sea of Japan: A Brief Atlas of Keys. - Vladivostok : Publishing House of the Far Eastern University, 2006. - S. 310. - 488 p. - ISBN 978-5-74444-1966-0 (wrong)
- ↑ Animals and plants of Peter the Great Bay / Zhirmunsky A.V. - Leningrad: Science, 1976. - 364 p.
- ↑ Genus Patiria Gray, 1840 (English) in the World Register of Marine Species .