Henricia
| Henricia | |
|---|---|
| Bloody Henry (Henricia sanguinolenta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Spinulosida |
| Family: | Echinasteridae |
| Genus: | Henricia Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Asterias oculata Pennant, 1777 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
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