Astropecten aranciacus

Astropecten aranciacus
Astropecten aranciacus on sea bottom
Detail of paxillae with the top red-orange or grey-beige
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Paxillosida
Family: Astropectinidae
Genus: Astropecten
Species:
A. aranciacus
Binomial name
Astropecten aranciacus
Synonyms[1]
  • Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus, 1758
  • Asterias aurantiaca Tiedemann, 1816
  • Astropecten antarcticus Studer, 1884
  • Astropecten aurantiaca Gray, 1840
  • Astropecten crenaster Dujardin & Hupé, 1862
  • Astropecten meridionalis Studer, 1876
  • Astropecten perarmatus Perrier, 1869

Astropecten aranciacus, the red comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae.[1] It is native to the east Atlantic Ocean (Portugal to Angola) and the Mediterranean Sea.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c C. Mah & H. Hansson (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Asteroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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