Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Asterozoa
Classis: Asteroidea
Ordo: Spinulosida
Subordo: Leptognathina
Familia: Asterinidae
Genus: Stegnaster
Species (2): S. inflatus – S. wesseli
[source: WoRMS]
Name
Stegnaster Sladen, 1889
Type species: Pteraster inflatus Hutton, 1872 by original designation.
References
O’Loughlin, P.M.; Waters, J.M. 2004: A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 61: 1–40. [1]
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Nomenclator Zoologicus
Stegnaster is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae, endemic to New Zealand. It contains two species:[1]
Species
Stegnaster inflatus (Hutton, 1872)
Stegnaster wesseli (Perrier, 1875)
References
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177981
"Stegnaster". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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