Protoreaster
{{Short description|Genus of starfishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Protoreaster lincki in Ouwehands Dierenpark 02.jpg
| image_caption = Protoreaster linckii
| taxon = Protoreaster
| authority = Döderlein, 1916{{ cite web |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206421 |author=C.L. Mah |title=Asteroidea taxon details for Protoreaster Döderlein, 1916 |year=2010 |work=World Asteroidea Database |accessdate=June 29, 2011}}
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text.
}}
Protoreaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae from the Indo-Pacific. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquarium trade.
Species
The following species are in the genus:
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Protoreaster linckii (Blainville, 1830) | Red-knobbed starfish | Indian Ocean |
| 120px | Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Chocolate chip sea star | Indian Ocean and western Pacific ocean |
| 120px | Protoreaster nodulosus (Perrier, 1875) | Knobbly seastar | North Western Australia |
Bibliography
- {{cite journal |last1=Ducarme |first1=Frédéric |date=2022 |title=How to assess the absence of a species? A revision of the geographical range of the horned sea star, Protoreaster nodosus (Echinodermata; Asteroidea) |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9hx8h1tk#main |journal=Frontiers of Biogeography |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages= |doi=10.21425/F5FBG56187 |access-date=|doi-access=free }}
References
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Category:Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein
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