Astroceramus
Genus of starfishes
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Astroceramus is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
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| Astroceramus eldredgei | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Astroceramus Fisher, 1906[1] |
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Etymology
"Astrocramus" is made up of two Latin root words, "Astrum" which means star, and "ceramo" meaning tile. This clearly tells the shape of the organism; star shaped tile of all its species.[2]
Species list
According to World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Astroceramus boninensis Kogure & Tachikawa, 2009 – Japan
- Astroceramus brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1941 – Caribbean
- Astroceramus cadessus Macan, 1938
- Astroceramus callimorphus Fisher, 1906 – Hawaii
- Astroceramus denticulatus McKnight, 2006 – New Zealand
- Astroceramus eldredgei Mah, 2015 – Hawaii
- Astroceramus fisheri Koehler, 1909
- Astroceramus lionotus Fisher, 1913 – Philippines
- Astroceramus sphaeriostictus Fisher, 1913 – Philippines
