Patiria Explained

Patiria is a genus of starfish in the family Asterinidae from the Pacific Ocean, which are commonly known as bat stars.

Species

Patiria contains the following species:

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Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Patiria chilensis (Lutken, 1859)Chilean bat star southeast Pacific
Patiria miniata (Brandt, 1835)sea bat, webbed star, and broad-disk star northeast Pacific
Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842)blue bat star northwest Pacific