Parvulastra O'Loughlin ex O'Loughlin & Waters 2004 articles

Parvulastra

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Parvulastra is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Asterinidae.^[2]^[3] The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.^[1]^[3]

The genus shows an unusual reproductive mode within Asterinidae: Parvulastra parvivipara and Parvulastra vivipara are viviparous. Prior to their description as distinct species, they were considered variants of Parvulastra exigua, which has free-living (but non-feeding) larvae.^[4]

There are five species:^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b O'Loughlin, P. Mark; Waters, Jonathan M. (2004). "A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 61 (1): 1–40. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.1.
^ ^a ^b Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Parvulastra O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Parvulastra O'Loughlin, 2004". GBIF. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ Byrne, M. (1996). "Viviparity and intragonadal cannibalism in the diminutive sea stars Patiriella vivipara and P. parvivipara (family Asterinidae)". Marine Biology. 125 (3): 551–567. doi:10.1007/BF00353268. S2CID 83110156.

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Parvulastra is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Asterinidae. The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.

The genus shows an unusual reproductive mode within Asterinidae: Parvulastra parvivipara and Parvulastra vivipara are viviparous. Prior to their description as distinct species, they were considered variants of Parvulastra exigua, which has free-living (but non-feeding) larvae.