Porania

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Porania
Porania pulvillus
aboral and oral surfaces
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Poraniidae
Genus: Porania
Gray, 1840[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Glabraster A.H. Clark, 1916
  • Gymnasterias

Porania is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae in the order Valvatida.

Species[edit]

The following species are recognised:- [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mah, C., Danis, B. (2013). Mah CL (ed.). "Porania Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-13.