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Odontaster
''Odontaster'' is a genus of sea stars. The type species is ''Odontaster hispidus''. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Odontaster aucklandensis'' McKnight, 1973 *''Odontaster australis'' H.L.Clark, 1926 *''Odontaster benhami'' (Mortensen, 1925) *''Odontaster crassus'' Fisher, 1905 *''Odontaster hispidus'' Verrill, 1880 *''Odontaster mediterraneus'' (Marenzeller, 1893) *'' Odontaster meridionalis'' (E.A. Smith, 1876) *''Odontaster pearsei'' Janosik & Halanych, 2010 *''Odontaster penicillatus'' (Philippi, 1870) *''Odontaster robustus'' Verrill, 1899 *''Odontaster rosagemmae'' McKnight, 2001 *''Odontaster roseus'' Janosik & Halanych, 2010 *''Odontaster setosus ''Odontaster'' is a genus of sea stars. The type species is ''Odontaster hispidus''. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Odontaster aucklandensis'' McKnight, 1973 *''Odontaster australis'' H.L.C ...'' (Verrill, 1899) *'' ...
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Odontaster Validus
''Odontaster validus'' is a species of sea star in the Family (biology), family Odontasteridae. Its range includes the Southern Ocean and the seas around the mainland and islands of Antarctica. Description ''Odontaster validus'' can grow to about 10 cm (4 in) in diameter. The disc is broad, thick and cushion-like, creased by Ambulacra, interambulacral grooves. There is a large madreporite near the centre and the surface is covered in small granulations organised in radial rows. The five short arms are wide at the base tapering sharply and the tip is often raised off the substrate showing the pale coloured tube feet beneath. The colour of the upper or aboral surface is plain red while the underside is pink. Distribution ''Odontaster validus'' is the most common sea star found in Antarctica. Its Range (biology), range includes the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, the South Orkney Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the Shag Rocks, South ...
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Odontaster Mediterraneus
''Odontaster'' is a genus of sea stars. The type species is ''Odontaster hispidus''. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Odontaster aucklandensis'' McKnight, 1973 *'' Odontaster australis'' H.L.Clark, 1926 *'' Odontaster benhami'' (Mortensen, 1925) *'' Odontaster crassus'' Fisher, 1905 *'' Odontaster hispidus'' Verrill, 1880 *'' Odontaster mediterraneus'' (Marenzeller, 1893) *''Odontaster meridionalis'' (E.A. Smith, 1876) *'' Odontaster pearsei'' Janosik & Halanych, 2010 *'' Odontaster penicillatus'' (Philippi, 1870) *'' Odontaster robustus'' Verrill, 1899 *'' Odontaster rosagemmae'' McKnight, 2001 *'' Odontaster roseus'' Janosik & Halanych, 2010 *'' Odontaster setosus'' (Verrill, 1899) *''Odontaster validus ''Odontaster validus'' is a species of sea star in the family Odontasteridae. Its range includes the Southern Ocean and the seas around the mainland and islands of Antarctica. Description ''Odontaster validus'' can grow t ...
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