Porania

Porania
Porania pulvillus aboral and oral surfaces
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Valvatida
Family:	Poraniidae
Genus:	Porania Gray, 1840
Species
3 species (see text)
Synonyms
Gymnasterias

Porania is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae.

Species

The following subgenera and species are recognised:

• Porania (Porania) Gray, 1840
  • Porania hermanni Madsen, 1959
  • Porania pulvillus (O.F. Müller, 1776)
• Porania (Pseudoporania) Dons, 1936
  • Porania stormi Dons, 1936

References

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