Patiriella regularis

Patiriella regularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Spinulosida
Family:	Asterinidae
Genus:	Patiriella
Species:	P. regularis
Binomial name
Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867)

Patiriella regularis, or New Zealand common cushion star, is a sea star of the family Asterinidae, endemic to New Zealand. It has an armspread of up to 60 mm.

Research

Research has shown that there is a genetic variance in Patiriella regularis from the North and South of New Zealand. Researchers assume that geographic barriers, and coastal upwellings, might keep various types of Patiriella regularis from being able to spread or comingle. ^[1]

See also

• Patiriella mortenseni

References

1. ^ Ayers KL, Waters JM (2005). "Marine biogeographic disjunction in central New Zealand". Marine Biology 147 (4): 1045. doi:10.1007/s00227-005-1632-7. 

• Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
• Woodbridge

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