Goniodiscaster | |
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Biscuit sea star ( Goniodiscaster scaber ) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Oreasteridae |
Genus: | Goniodiscaster H.L.Clark, 1909 [1] |
Species | |
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Goniodiscaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.
The Asterinidae are a large family of sea stars in the order Valvatida.
Astropecten is a genus of sea stars of the family Astropectinidae.
Coscinasterias is a genus of sea stars of the family Asteriidae.
Nardoa is a genus of sea stars in the family Ophidiasteridae.
Goniasteridae constitute the largest family of sea stars, included in the order Valvatida. They are mostly deep-dwelling species, but the family also include several colorful shallow tropical species.
Asterina is a genus of asteroideans in the family Asterinidae.
The Brisingids are deep-sea-dwelling starfish in the order Brisingida.
Henricia is a large genus of slender-armed sea stars belonging to the family Echinasteridae. It contains about fifty species.
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea.
Anthenea is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.
Luidia is a genus of starfish in the family Luidiidae in which it is the only genus. Species of the family have a cosmopolitan distribution.
The Brisingidae are a family of starfish found only in the deep sea. They inhabit both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at abyssal depths, and also occur in the Southern Ocean and around Antarctica at slightly shallower depths.
The Heliasteridae are a family of Asteroidea in the order Forcipulatida. It includes two genera: Heliaster from the East Pacific, and Labidiaster from southernmost South America, Antarctica and subantarctic oceans.
The Freyellidae are a family of deep-sea-dwelling starfish. It is one of two families in the order Brisingida. The majority of species in this family are found in Antarctic waters and near Australia. Other species have been found near New Zealand and the United States.
Paranepanthia is a genus of starfish of the family Asterinidae. Members of the genus have five rays and are found in the waters around Australia, Indonesia and Antarctic New Zealand.
Myxasteridae is a family of deep-sea velatid sea stars containing nine species in three genera.
Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Astroceramus is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Heliaster is a genus of Asteroidea in the family Heliasteridae.
Pteraster is a genus of sea stars in the family Pterasteridae.