''Ceramaster'' is a
genus
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of cushion stars in the
family
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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 ...
. The species in this genus have no arms. They live in deeper waters than most
sea stars
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.
Species list
Species in this genus include:
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Ceramaster arcticus'' (Verrill, 1909) - Arctic cookie star
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Ceramaster australis'' H.E.S. Clark, 2001
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Ceramaster bowersi'' (Fisher, 1906)
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Ceramaster clarki'' Fisher, 1910
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Ceramaster cuenoti'' (Koehler, 1909)
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Ceramaster glasbyi'' McKnight, 1993
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Ceramaster granularis'' (Retzius, 1783)
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Ceramaster grenadensis'' (Perrier, 1881)
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Ceramaster japonicus'' (Sladen, 1889)
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Ceramaster lennoxkingi'' McKnight, 1973
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Ceramaster leptoceramus'' (Fisher, 1905)
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Ceramaster misakiensis'' (
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, 1914)
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Ceramaster mortenseni'' (Koehler, 1909)
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Ceramaster patagonicus'' (Sladen, 1889) - Cookie star
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Ceramaster smithi'' Fisher, 1913
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Ceramaster stellatus'' Djakonov, 1950
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Ceramaster trispinosus'' H.L. Clark, 1923
''Note'': ''
Ceramaster placenta'' Fisher, 1911 is now accepted as ''
Peltaster placenta'' (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
References
External links
Genus ''Ceramaster''''Ceramaster'' info
Goniasteridae
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