Phataria is a genus of sea stars in the family Ophidiasteridae from warmer parts of the East Pacific. P. unifascialis is relatively well-known and ranges from Baja California to northwest Peru, including offshore islands such as the Galápagos.James, M.J., eds. (1991). Galápagos Marine Invertebrates: Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. pp. 349. Topics in Geobiology. The Ecuadorian P. mionactis is not well-known.Ziesenhenne, F. C. (1942). New eastern Pacific sea stars. University of South California Press, Los Angeles, California.
Species Species in this genus:
Phataria mionactis (Ziesenhenne, 1942) Phataria unifascialis (Gray, 1840)
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