Odontasteridae is a
family
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of
sea stars
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. Members of the family are known as cushion stars and have relatively broad discs and five short tapering arms.
Genera
The following
genera
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are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:
[
*'' Acodontaster'' Verrill, 1899
*'' Diabocilla'' McKnight, 2006
*'' Diplodontias'' Fisher, 1908
*'' Eurygonias'' Farquhar, 1913
*'' Hoplaster'' Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882
*'' Odontaster'' Verrill, 1880
]
References
Echinoderm families
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