Freyastera
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Brisingida |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Freyellidae
Genus: Freyastera
Species:
F. basketa –
F. delicata –
F. digitata –
F. giardi –
F. jiaolongi –
F. loricata –
F. mexicana –
F. mortenseni –
F. sexradiata –
F. tuberculata
- Transferred to other genera: F. benthophila
Name
[edit]Freyastera Downey, 1986
- ZooBank: E1E48558-7C7A-4A5E-AB7E-BBD63ACD40A6
- Type species: Freyella sexradiata Perrier, 1885, by original designation.
Synonymy
[edit]References
[edit]- Downey, M.E. 1986. Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with description of a new genus and family. Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 435: 1–57. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.435 Reference page.
- Mah, C.L 2022. New Genera, Species and Occurrences of Deep-Sea Asteroidea (Valvatacea, Forcipulatacea, Echinodermata) collected from the North Pacific Ocean by the CAPSTONE Expedition. Zootaxa. 5164(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5164.1.1
Reference page. - McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page.
- Zhang, R-Y., Zhou, Y-D., Mao, J-W., Wang, C-S. & Zhang, D-S., 2025. Hidden diversity of Freyastera (Asteroidea, Brisingida, Freyellidae) at great depth: Description of new species and remarks on species boundaries. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(2): 735-760. DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.144918
. Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Freyastera Downey, 1986 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on October 11, 2025