''Goniodiscaster'' is a genus of
sea star
Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...
s in the family
Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. W ...
. Members of this genus can be found off the coasts of India, southeast Asia, and Australia. Other taxa commonly misidentified as this genus include ''
Anthenea'',
''Tosia'', and ''
Pentaceraster
''Pentaceraster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus are most often observed in warm coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Selected species
List of species according to the World Register of Mari ...
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Selected species
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Goniodiscaster acanthodes
''Goniodiscaster acanthodes'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular st ...
''
H.L.Clark, 1938
* ''
Goniodiscaster australiae
''Goniodiscaster australiae'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular st ...
''
Tortonese, 1937
* ''
Goniodiscaster bicolor
''Goniodiscaster bicolor'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular starf ...
''
H.L.Clark, 1938
* ''
Goniodiscaster foraminatus''
(Döderlein, 1916)
* ''
Goniodiscaster forficulatus''
(Perrier, 1875)
* ''
Goniodiscaster granuliferus
''Goniodiscaster granuliferus'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular s ...
''
(J.E.Gray, 1847)
* ''
Goniodiscaster insignis
''Goniodiscaster insignis'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular starf ...
''
(Koehler, 1910)
* ''
Goniodiscaster integer
''Goniodiscaster integer'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular starf ...
''
Livingstone, 1931
* ''
Goniodiscaster pleyadella
''Goniodiscaster pleyadella'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.
References
Oreasteridae
Starfish described in 1816
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(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Goniodiscaster porosus
''Goniodiscaster porosus'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular starfi ...
''
(Koehler, 1910)
* ''
Goniodiscaster rugosus
''Goniodiscaster rugosus'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular starf ...
''
(Perrier, 1875)
* ''
Goniodiscaster scaber
''Goniodiscaster scaber'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Its scientific name was first published in 1859 by Karl August Möbius Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with ...
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(Möbius, 1859)
* ''
Goniodiscaster seriatus
''Goniodiscaster seriatus'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular star ...
''
(Müller & Troschel, 1843)
* ''
Goniodiscaster vallei
''Goniodiscaster vallei'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
This family contains many species of regular starfi ...
''
(Koehler, 1910)
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References
Oreasteridae
Taxa named by Hubert Lyman Clark
Asteroidea genera
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