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Family: Goniasteridae



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Anchitosia queenslandensis
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Anthenoides cristatus
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Anthenoides granulosus
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Anthenoides laevigatus
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Anthenoides lithosorus
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Anthenoides piercei
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Anthenoides rugulosus
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Anthenoides tenuis
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Astroceramus astrikos
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Astroceramus cyclus
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Astroceramus denticulatus
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Astroceramus lionotus
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Astroceramus pernachus
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Astroceramus titthos
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Astrothauma euphylacteum
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Atheraster symphonia
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Bathyceramaster inornata
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Bathyceramaster teres
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Bathyferdina caelator
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Calliaster aquamontis
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Calliaster childreni
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Calliaster corynetes
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Calliaster hystrix
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Calliaster kanak
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Calliaster kyros
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Calliaster quadrispinus
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Calliaster spinosus
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Calliderma emma
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Max. Length 11 cm WD
 
Ceramaster arcticus
[Arctic cookie star]
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Ceramaster clarki
[Deep-sea cookie star]
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Ceramaster granularis
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Ceramaster grenadensis
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Ceramaster japonicus
[Red bat star]
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Ceramaster leptoceramus
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Max. Length 20 cm WD
 
Ceramaster patagonicus
[Orange cookie star]
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Ceramaster smithi
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Ceramaster stellatus
[Stellate cookie star]
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Ceramaster vorax
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Chitonaster cataphractus
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Chitonaster felli
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Chitonaster johannae
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Chitonaster trangaeMah, 2011

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Chitonaster trangae
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Cladaster analogus
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Cladaster validus
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Cryptopeltaster lepidonotus
[Pebbly star]
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Eknomiaster macauleyensis
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific

Eratosaster jenaeMah, 2011

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Eratosaster jenae
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Evoplosoma nizinskiae
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Evoplosoma nuku
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Ferdina sadhaensis
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific

Fromia elegansClark, 1921

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Fromia elegans
[Blocked starfish]
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Fromia hadracantha
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Harasti, David

Southeast Atlantic and In

Fromia indica(Perrier, 1869)

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Fromia indica
[Indian sea star]
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Fromia labeosa
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Jan Messersmith

Indo-West Pacific.

Fromia milleporella(Lamarck, 1816)

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Fromia milleporella
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Ryan, Paddy

Indo-West Pacific

Fromia monilisPerrier, 1869

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Fromia monilis
[Peppermint sea star]
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Fromia pacifica
[Pacific sea star]
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Fromia polypora
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Max. Length 42 cm WD
 
Gephyreaster swifti
[Gunpowder star]
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Goniaster tessellatus
[Common sunfish]
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Hippasteria californica
[California spiny star]
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Hippasteria capstonei
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Hippasteria falklandicaFisher, 1940

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Hippasteria falklandica
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Hippasteria heathi
[Heath's spiny star]
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Hippasteria kurilensis
[Kurile spiny star]
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Hippasteria leiopelta
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Harvey-Clark, Chris

Arctic, Northern Atlantic

Hippasteria phrygiana(Parelius, 1768)

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Hippasteria phrygiana
[Trojan star]
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Max. Length 34 cm WD
 
Hippasteria spinosa
[Spiny red star]
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Iconaster elegans
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Iconaster longimanus
[Icon star]
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Iconaster uchelbeluuensis
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Kermitaster pacificus
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Lithosoma actinometra
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Lithosoma novaezelandiae
[Rock star]
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Litonotaster gfoei
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Ulman, Aylin

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm WD
Mediaster aequalisStimpson, 1857

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Mediaster aequalis
[Red Sea star]
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Mediaster arcuatus
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Mediaster bairdi
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Mediaster elegans
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Mediaster gartrelli
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Mediaster sladeni
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Mediaster tenellus
[Delicate star]
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Milteliphaster monstrosus
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Milteliphaster spinosus
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Notioceramus anomalusFisher, 1940

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Notioceramus anomalus
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Nymphaster arenatus
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Nymphaster arthrocnemis
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Nymphaster diomedeae
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Nymphaster meseres
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Nymphaster mucronatus
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Ogmaster capella
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Okeanosaster hohonui
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Paragonaster stenostichus
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Pawsonaster parvus
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Peltaster cycloplax
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Peltaster placenta
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Peltaster planus
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Pentagonaster eximius
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Pergamaster incertus
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Perissogonaster insignis
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Pillsburiaster aoteanus
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Pillsburiaster ernesti
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Plinthaster dentatus
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Pontioceramus grandis
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Max. Length 20 cm WD
 
Pseudarchaster alascensis
[Aleutian scarlet star]
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Pseudarchaster discus
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Pseudarchaster dissonus
[Giant brown pseudarchaster]
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Pseudarchaster intermedius
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Pseudarchaster jordani
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Pseudarchaster mozaicus
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Pseudarchaster parelii
[Northern scarlet star]
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Pseudarchaster pusillus
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Pseudoceramaster regularis
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Rosaster alexandri
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Rosaster bipunctus
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Rosaster confinis
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Rosaster mimicus
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Rosaster symbolicus
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Sphaeriodiscus maui
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Sphaerodiscus scotocryptus
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Stellaster childreni
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Stellaster convexus
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Stellaster equestris
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Stellaster princeps
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Tosia australis
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