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Patiriella is a
genus of sea
stars of the
family Asterinidae. Many
species formerly included in this
genus have been
transferred to
other genera (Cryptasterina...
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Patiriella regularis, or New
Zealand common cushion star, is a sea star of the
family Asterinidae,
native to New Zealand. It has an arm
spread of up to...
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Meridiastra calcar,
formerly classified as
Patiriella calcar, is a
species of sea star in the
family Asterinidae. It is
endemic to Australia. It is commonly...
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Further studies have
shown that it can be
conspecific with
Patiriella brevispina. Mah, C.L. (2023). "Meridiastra
gunnii (Gray, 1840)". WoRMS...
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Asteroidea database.
World Register of
Marine Species.
Retrieved 2013-05-24. "
Patiriella parvivipara", Grzimek's
Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol 1, Gale Cengage...
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exigua Lamarck, 1816
Asterias minuta de Blainville, 1834
Asterina exigua (Lamarck, 1816)
Asteriscus krauss (Gray, 1840)
Patiriella exigua (Lamarck, 1816)...
- Zealand.
Described as
Patiriella mortenseni in 2002, it is
named after T. Mortensen, who
recorded it as
distinct from
Patiriella regularis, the New Zealand...
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Parvulastra Species: P. dyscrita
Binomial name
Parvulastra dyscrita (Clark, 1923)
Synonyms Asterina dyscrita H.L. Clark, 1923
Patiriella dyscrita (Clark, 1923)...
- "Viviparity and
intragonadal cannibalism in the
diminutive sea
stars Patiriella vivipara and P.
parvivipara (family Asterinidae)".
Marine Biology. 125...
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smallest sea urchin,
Echinocyamus scaber, has a test 6 mm (0.24 in) across.
Patiriella parvivipara is the
smallest starfish, at 5 mm (0.20 in) across. One of...