''Nectriaster monacanthus'' is a species of
sea star 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 ...
. It is the sole species in the genus ''Nectriaster''.
[ It was first described by Hubert Lyman Clark in 1916 as ''Mediaster monacanthus''.]
References
Oreasteridae
Animals described in 1916
Taxa named by Hubert Lyman Clark
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