Zoroaster (sea star)

Zoroaster
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Zoroasteridae
Genus:
Wyville Thomson, 1873
Type species
Zoroaster fulgens
Wyville Thomson, 1873

Zoroaster is a genus of sea stars belonging to the family Zoroasteridae.

Description

The species of this genus are found in the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, etc.[1]

Species

These species belong to the genus Zoroaster:[1]

  • Zoroaster actinocles Fisher, 1919
  • Zoroaster adami Koehler, 1909
  • Zoroaster alfredi Alcock, 1893
  • Zoroaster alternicanthus McKnight, 2006
  • Zoroaster angulatus Alcock, 1893
  • Zoroaster barathri Alcock, 1893
  • Zoroaster carinatus Alcock, 1893
  • Zoroaster fulgens Wyville Thomson, 1873
  • Zoroaster hirsutus Ludwig, 1905
  • Zoroaster macracantha H.L. Clark, 1916
  • Zoroaster magnificus Ludwig, 1905
  • Zoroaster microporus Fisher, 1916
  • Zoroaster ophiactis Fisher, 1916
  • Zoroaster ophiurus Fisher, 1905
  • Zoroaster orientalis Hayashi, 1943
  • Zoroaster planus Alcock, 1893
  • Zoroaster singletoni McKnight, 2006
  • Zoroaster spinulosus Fisher, 1906
  • Zoroaster tenuis Sladen, 1889
  • Zoroaster variacanthus McKnight, 2006

References

  1. ^ a b "Zoroaster Wyville Thomson, 1873". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 February 2024.