Goniasteridae

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Goniasteridae
Pseudarchaster myobrachius
Pseudarchaster myobrachius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genera

See Text.

Goniasteridae are a large family of starfishes.

The family includes the following genera[1]:

  • Akelbaster
  • Anthenoides
  • Apollonaster
  • Astroceramus
  • Astrothauma
  • Atelorias
  • Calliaster
  • Calliderma
  • Ceramaster
  • Chitonaster
  • Circeaster
  • Cladaster
  • Cryptopeltaster
  • Diplasiaster
  • Eknomiaster
  • Enigmaster
  • Evoplosoma
  • Floriaster
  • Gephyreaster
  • Gilbertaster
  • Glyphodiscus
  • Goniaster
  • Goniodiscus
  • Hippasteria
  • Iconaster
  • Kermitaster
  • Lithosoma
  • Litonotaster
  • Lydiaster
  • Mabahissaster
  • Mediaster
  • Milteliphaster
  • Mimaster
  • Nectria
  • Notioceramus
  • Nymphaster
  • Ogmaster
  • Paragonaster
  • Peltaster
  • Pentagonaster
  • Pentoplia
  • Pergamaster
  • Perissogonaster
  • Pillsburiaster
  • Plinthaster
  • Pontioceramus
  • Pseudarchaster
  • Pseudoceramaster
  • Rosaster
  • Ryukuaster
  • Siraster
  • Sphaeriodiscus
  • Stellaster
  • Stellasteropsis
  • Stephanaster
  • Tessellaster
  • Toraster
  • Tosia

[edit] References

  1. ^ MarineSpecies.org - Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841
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