''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of
echinoderm
An echinoderm () is any animal of the phylum Echinodermata (), which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers, as well as the sessile sea lilies or "stone lilies". While bilaterally symmetrical as ...
s belonging to the family
Goniasteridae
Goniasteridae (the biscuit stars) constitute the largest family of sea stars, included in the order Valvatida. They are mostly deep-dwelling species, but the family also include several colorful shallow tropical species.
Description
Goniast ...
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus
''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus''
*'' Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo''
*'' Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti''
*'' Sph ...
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Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo
''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus''
*'' Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo''
*'' Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti''
*'' Spha ...
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Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti
''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus''
*''Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo''
*'' Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti''
*'' Sphae ...
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Sphaeriodiscus ganae
''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus''
*''Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo''
*''Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti''
*'' Sphaer ...
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Sphaeriodiscus inaequalis
''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus''
*''Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo''
*''Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti''
*''Sphaeri ...
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Sphaeriodiscus irritatus
''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus''
*''Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo''
*''Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti''
*''Sphaeri ...
''
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Sphaeriodiscus maui
''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus''
*''Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo''
*''Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti''
*''Sphaeri ...
''
*''
Sphaeriodiscus mirabilis
''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus''
*''Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo''
*''Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti''
*''Sphaeri ...
''
*''
Sphaeriodiscus scotocryptus
''Sphaeriodiscus'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus''
*''Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo''
*''Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti''
*''Sphaeri ...
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References
Goniasteridae
Asteroidea genera
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