''Goniodiscaster scaber'' 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 with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas som ...
. Its scientific name was first published in 1859 by
Karl August Möbius, who placed it in the genus ''Goniodiscus'' (now ''
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
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References
Oreasteridae
Starfish described in 1859
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