Circeaster

Circeaster
Circeaster arandae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Valvatida
Family:	Goniasteridae
Genus:	Circeaster Koehler, 1909 [1]

Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.

Habitat and distribution

These sea stars have a flattened and broad pentagonal central disc, with 5 tapering arms. The marginal plates are thick and well delimited. ^[2]

They live between 320 and 3000 meters deep, in the three main oceanic basins. ^[2]

Species list

According to World Register of Marine Species: ^[1]

• Circeaster americanus (A.H. Clark, 1916)
• Circeaster arandae Mah, 2006
• Circeaster helenae Mah, 2006
• Circeaster kristinae Mah, 2006
• Circeaster loisetteae Mah, 2006
• Circeaster magdalenae Koehler, 1909
• Circeaster mandibulum Mah, 2026
• Circeaster marcelli Koehler, 1909
• Circeaster pullus Mah, 2006
• Circeaster sandrae Mah, 2006

References

1. Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
2. Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.

External links

• Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
• Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.