Patiria

Patiria
Patiria miniata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Valvatida
Family:	Asterinidae
Genus:	Patiria Gray, 1840
Type species
Patiria coccinea Gray, 1840
Species
3 species (see text)
Synonyms[1]
Enoplopatiria Verrill, 1913

Patiria is a genus of starfish in the family Asterinidae[1] from the Pacific Ocean, which are commonly known as bat stars.[2]

Species

Patiria contains the following species:[1]

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

References

1. Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Patiria Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
2. "Patiria Gray, 1840". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 September 2022.