''Acodontaster'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

starfish Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Odontasteridae. Members of the genus are found in the

Southern Ocean The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is regarded as the second-small ...

, in the waters off

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...

and the island groups nearby. ''Acodontaster elongatus'' is additionally found further north in the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern seaboard of South America.

Species

The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acodontaster capitatus'' (Koehler, 1912) *''

Acodontaster conspicuus ''Acodontaster conspicuus'' is a species of starfish in the family Odontasteridae. It is found in the Southern Ocean, in the waters off Antarctica and the island groups nearby. Description ''Acodontaster conspicuus'' grows to about 30 cm ( ...

'' (Koehler, 1920) *'' Acodontaster elongatus'' (Sladen, 1889) *'' Acodontaster hodgsoni'' (Bell, 1908) *'' Acodontaster marginatus'' (Koehler, 1912)

References

Odontasteridae {{Asteroidea-stub