Goniodiscaster porosus

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Goniodiscaster porosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Goniodiscaster
Species:
G. porosus
Binomial name
Goniodiscaster porosus
(Koehler, 1910) [1]

Goniodiscaster porosus is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.

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References

  1. Mah, C. (2015). "Goniodiscaster porosus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 24 September 2016.