Nectriaster
Genus of starfishes
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Nectriaster monacanthus is a species of sea star in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus Nectriaster.[1] It was first described by Hubert Lyman Clark in 1916 as Mediaster monacanthus.[1][2]
| Nectriaster | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Oreasteridae |
| Genus: | Nectriaster H.L.Clark, 1946 [1] |
| Species: | N. monacanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nectriaster monacanthus H.L.CLark, 1916 | |
