title: Phataria
text: # Phataria
  
  Phataria is a genus of sea stars in the family Ophidiasteridae from warmer parts of the East Pacific. P. unifascialis is relatively well-known and ranges from Baja California to northwest Peru, including offshore islands such as the Galápagos. The Ecuadorian P. mionactis is not well-known.
  
  ## Species
  
  Species in this genus:
  
  * Phataria mionactis (Ziesenhenne, 1942)
  * Phataria unifascialis (Gray, 1840)
  