Patiria | |
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Patiria miniata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Asterinidae |
Genus: | Patiria Gray, 1840 |
Type species | |
Patiria coccinea Gray, 1840
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Species | |
3 species (see text) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Enoplopatiria Verrill, 1913 |
Patiria is a genus of starfish in the family Asterinidae[1] from the Pacific Ocean, which are commonly known as bat stars.[2]