Circeaster
| Circeaster | |
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| Circeaster arandae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Circeaster Koehler, 1909[1] |
Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Habitat and distribution
These sea stars have a flattened and broad pentagonal central disc, with 5 tapering arms. The marginal plates are thick and well delimited.[2]
They live between 320 and 3000 meters deep, in the three main oceanic basins.[2]
Species list
According to World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Circeaster americanus (A.H. Clark, 1916)
- Circeaster arandae Mah, 2006
- Circeaster helenae Mah, 2006
- Circeaster kristinae Mah, 2006
- Circeaster loisetteae Mah, 2006
- Circeaster magdalenae Koehler, 1909
- Circeaster mandibulum Mah, 2026
- Circeaster marcelli Koehler, 1909
- Circeaster pullus Mah, 2006
- Circeaster sandrae Mah, 2006
References
- ^ a b Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Circeaster.
- Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.
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