Astroceramus
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| Astroceramus eldredgei | |
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| Genus: | Astroceramus Fisher, 1906[1]
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Astroceramus is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
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
References
- ^ a b Mah, C. (2014), Astroceramus Fisher, 1906 In: Mah, C.L. (2015) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Chrism (2015-03-10). "The Echinoblog: New Deep-sea Starfishes honor Hawaiian Scientists!". The Echinoblog. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Astroceramus.
- Mah, C. (2014), Astroceramus Fisher, 1906 In: Mah, C.L. (2015) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Mah, Christopher L. (March 10, 2015). "New Deep-sea Starfishes honor Hawaiian Scientists". The Echinoblog.Error: "Q3455124" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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