Henricia
| Henricia | |
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| Bloody Henry (Henricia sanguinolenta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroideaia |
| Order: | Spinulosida |
| Suborder: | Leptognathina |
| Family: | Echinasteridae |
| Genus: |
Henricia Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
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Asterias oculata Pennant, 1777 |
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Henricia is a large genus of slender-armed sea stars belonging to the family Echinasteridae. It contains about fifty species.
The sea stars from this genus are ciliary suspension-feeders, filtering phytoplankton.
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species belong to this genus
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