Circeaster
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Class: | Asteroidea
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Genus: | Circeaster Koehler, 1909[1]
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Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Habitat and distribution[]
These sea stars have a flattened and broad pentagonal central disc, with 5 tapering arm. The marginal plates are thick and well delimited.[2]
They live between 320 and 3000 meters deep, in the three main oceanic basins.[2]
Species list[]
According to World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- (A.H. Clark, 1916)
- Mah, 2006
- Mah, 2006
- Mah, 2006
- Mah, 2006
- Koehler, 1909
- Koehler, 1909
- Mah, 2006
- Mah, 2006
References[]
- ^ a b Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.
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Wikispecies has information related to Circeaster. |
- Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.
Categories:
- Goniasteridae
- Asteroidea stubs