Taxonomy of the sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Bahia State, including ontogenetic variation and an illustrated key to the Brazilian species Author Cunha, Rosana 0000-0002-0858-0041 rosana.fcunha@alumni.usp.br Author Martins, Luciana 0000-0002-0858-0041 rosana.fcunha@alumni.usp.br Author Menegola, Carla 0000-0002-4913-366X carla.menegola@gmail.com Author Souto, Camilla 0000-0002-0858-0041 rosana.fcunha@alumni.usp.br text Zootaxa 2021 2021-04-13 4955 1 1 78 journal article 7258 10.11646/zootaxa.4955.1.1 154fa04a-d90d-401d-8d8f-52467a275fce 1175-5326 4691078 E800A72A-C56A-492C-9EE6-FA4F8277DE31 Genus Asterinides Verrill, 1913 Type species. Asterinides folium ( Lütken, 1860 ) ( type by original designation). Remarks. Asterinides includes four valid species, all of them originally described in different genera: A. folium , A. hartmeyeri ( Döderlein, 1910 ) , A. pilosa ( Perrier, 1881 ) and A. pompom ( Clark, 1983 ) . All of these species occur in the Western Atlantic Ocean, especially in the Caribbean Sea, and A. folium is the only one found in the southern hemisphere.