Henricia

Henricia
Bloody Henry (Henricia sanguinolenta)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Spinulosida
Family: Echinasteridae
Genus: Henricia
Gray, 1840
Type species
Asterias oculata
Pennant, 1777
Synonyms
  • Linckia Forbes, 1839 non Nardo, 1834
  • Cribella Forbes, 1841
  • Cribrella Lütken, 1857
  • Magdalenaster Koehler, 1907
  • Cyllaster A.H. Clark, 1916
  • Spinohenricia Heding, 1935

Henricia is a large genus of slender-armed sea stars belonging to the family Echinasteridae. It contains about fifty species.

The sea stars from this genus are ciliary suspension-feeders, filtering phytoplankton.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.