| General information |
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Asterina pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842) |
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| Common name | Blue bat star |
| Valid name |
Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842) |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
- |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Echinodermata; Eleutherozoa; Asterozoa; Asteroidea; Forcipulatacea; Forcipulatida; Asteriidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
- |
| Occurrence |
- |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Remarks |
It is used as a model organism in developmental biology. |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
The Misaki Marine Biological Station, University of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Source of chromosomes |
Blastulae (embryo) |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+18sm+2st+2t |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
1 to 5 |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NORs located on 2 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Saotome K, Komatsu M (2002). Chromosomes of Japanese starfishes. Zoological Science 19:1095-1103. |
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