Apollonaster
Genus of starfishes
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Apollonaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae. They can be identified by their bare abactinal plate surfaces and multiple accessory granule rows on their abactinal plates.[2] To date, Apollonaster has been found in the tropical Atlantic region (A. yucatanensis) and Hawaiian Islands region (A. kelleyi) oceans, with no other locations or species being known as of 2015.[2]
| Apollonaster | |
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| Apollonaster kelleyi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Apollonaster Halpern, 1970[1] |
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Species list
According to World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Apollonaster kelleyi Mah, 2015 -- Hawaii
- Apollonaster yucatanensis Halpern, 1970 -- Caribbean
This species was named in 1970 as a tribute to the Apollo mission.[3]
