Henricia
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Henricia is a large genus of slender-armed sea stars belonging to the family Echinasteridae. It contains about fifty species.
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Henricia | |
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Bloody Henry (Henricia sanguinolenta) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Spinulosida |
Family: | Echinasteridae |
Genus: | Henricia Gray, 1840[1] |
Type species | |
Asterias oculata Pennant, 1777 | |
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The sea stars from this genus are ciliary suspension-feeders, filtering phytoplankton.