Neoferdina

Neoferdina
Neoferdina insolita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Subkingdom:	Eumetazoa
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Valvatida
Family:	Goniasteridae
Genus:	Neoferdina Livingstone, 1931 [1]
Species
See text.

Neoferdina is a genus of starfish in the family Goniasteridae. Members of the genus are found in the Indo-Pacific region, mostly between the Andaman Isles to the West and the Wake Isles, the Marshall Isles and Fiji to the east. The discovery of several species in the Seychelles widened the range considerably.^[2]

Species

The following species are included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species: ^[1]

• Neoferdina cumingi (Gray, 1840) - New Caledonia
• Neoferdina glyptodisca (Fisher, 1913) - Philippine Islands
• Neoferdina insolita Livingstone, 1936 - Indonesia
• Neoferdina japonica Oguro & Misaki, 1986 - Japan
• Neoferdina kuhli (Müller & Troschel, 1842) - Tanzania and Java
• Neoferdina offreti (Koehler, 1910) - Aldabra, Palau Islands and Seychelles

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Neoferdina Livingstone, 1931 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
2. ^ Jangoux, M. (1973). Le genus Neoferdina Livingstone (Echinodermata, Asteroidea: Ophidiasteridae). Revue de Zoologie Africaine 87(4): 775-794.