Disasterina

Disasterina is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae. The genus occurs in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Description and characteristics

Disasterina are sea stars with five or rarely six rays. The rays have wide bases and are well-defined. The body is thin. Disasterina range from small to medium in size (D. abnormalis: radius. Reproduction through fissiparity is not known to occur. D. longispina might have pedicellariae.

Species

There are six recognized species:Disasterina abnormalis Perrier, 1875Disasterina akajimaensis Saba, Iwao & Fujita, 2012Disasterina ceylanica Döderlein, 1888Disasterina longispina Disasterina odontacantha Liao, 1980Disasterina spinosa Koehler, 1910