Oreaster
{{Short description|Genus of starfishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Starfish.JPG
| image_caption = O. reticulatus
| taxon = Oreaster
| authority = Müller & Troschel, 1842{{ cite web |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149871 |author=C.L. Mah |title=Asteroidea taxon details for Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842 |year=2010 |work=World Asteroidea Database |accessdate=June 29, 2011}}
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
| synonyms = * Pentaceros J.E.Gray, 1840
}}
Oreaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.
Selected species
- Oreaster clavatus Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Image:Oreaster clavatus.jpg|Oreaster clavatus
Image:Oreaster reticulatus (reticulated starfish) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2.jpg|Oreaster reticulatus
References
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