Dendraster Explained

Dendraster is a genus of sand dollars of the family Dendrasteridae^[1] within the order Clypeasteroida. The extant species in this genus are found in the northeast Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California.^[2] The best-known, most common and widespread species is D. excentricus.^[2]

Species

Listed alphabetically.^{[3] [4] [5]}

• Dendraster ashleyi (Arnold) †
• Dendraster casseli Grant & Hertlein, 1938 †
• Dendraster elsmerensis Durham, 1949 †
• Dendraster excentricus (Eschscholtz, 1831)
• Dendraster gibbsii (Remond) †
• Dendraster laevis H. L. Clark, 1948
• Dendraster pacificus Kew, 1920 †
• Dendraster perrini (Weaver 1908) †
• Dendraster rugosus H. L. Clark
• Dendraster terminalis (Grant & Hertlein 1938)
• Dendraster vizcainoensis Grant and Hertlein, 1938

Notes and References

1. http://www.marinespecies.org/Echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510665 Dendrasteridae
2. Mooi, R. (1997). Sand Dollars of the genus Dendraster (Echinoidea: Clypeasteroida): Phylogenetic systematics, heterochrony, and distribution of extant species. Bulletin of Marine Species 61(2): 343–375.
3. http://www.eol.org/pages/73063 Dendraster
4. http://www.organismnames.com/query.htm?q=DENDRASTER&searchType=simple&so=a0&pp=10&Submit.x=0&Submit.y=0 Organism Names
5. http://www.ubio.org/browser/search.php?search_all=dendraster Universal Biological Indexer