''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 Hubert Lyman Clark (January 9, 1870 – July 31, 1947) was an American zoologist. The son of Professor William Smith Clark, he was born at Amherst, Massachusetts, and educated at Amherst College and Johns Hopkins University. From 1899 to 1905 h ...

in 1916 as ''Mediaster monacanthus''.

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Oreasteridae Animals described in 1916 Taxa named by Hubert Lyman Clark {{Asteroidea-stub