''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
''Pentaceraster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus are most often observed in warm coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Selected species
List of species according to the World Register of Mar ...
''.
Selected species
* ''
Goniodiscaster acanthodes''
H.L.Clark, 1938
* ''
Goniodiscaster australiae''
Tortonese, 1937
* ''
Goniodiscaster bicolor''
H.L.Clark, 1938
* ''
Goniodiscaster foraminatus
''Goniodiscaster foraminatus'' is a species 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 ...
''
(Döderlein, 1916)
* ''
Goniodiscaster forficulatus''
(Perrier, 1875)
* ''
Goniodiscaster granuliferus''
(J.E.Gray, 1847)
* ''
Goniodiscaster insignis
''Goniodiscaster insignis'' is a species 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 wit ...
''
(Koehler, 1910)
* ''
Goniodiscaster integer''
Livingstone, 1931
* ''
Goniodiscaster pleyadella''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Goniodiscaster porosus''
(Koehler, 1910)
* ''
Goniodiscaster rugosus''
(Perrier, 1875)
* ''
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. ...
''
(Möbius, 1859)
* ''
Goniodiscaster seriatus''
(Müller & Troschel, 1843)
* ''
Goniodiscaster vallei''
(Koehler, 1910)
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References
Oreasteridae
Taxa named by Hubert Lyman Clark
Asteroidea genera
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