Goniodiscaster Scabra
''Goniodiscaster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class 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. Whereas som .... 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''. Selected species * '' Goniodiscaster acanthodes'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Goniodiscaster australiae'' Tortonese, 1937 * '' Goniodiscaster bicolor'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Goniodiscaster foraminatus'' (Döderlein, 1916) * '' Goniodiscaster forficulatus'' (Perrier, 1875) * '' Goniodiscaster granuliferus'' (J.E.Gray, 1847) * '' Goniodiscaster insignis'' (Koehler, 1910) * '' Goniodiscaster integer'' Livingstone, 1931 * '' Goniodiscaster pleyadella'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Goniod ...
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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, who placed it in the genus ''Goniodiscus'' (now ''Culcita (echinoderm), Culcita'').Möbius, K.A. (1859). Neue Seesterne des Hamburger und Kieler Museums''Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg'' 4(3): 10/ref> References

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