Acodontaster

Acodontaster is a genus of starfish in the family Odontasteridae. Members of the genus are found in the Southern Ocean, in the waters off Antarctica and the island groups nearby. Acodontaster elongatus is additionally found further north in the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern seaboard of South America.[1]

Acodontaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Odontasteridae
Genus: Acodontaster
Verrill, 1899 [1]
Species
See text.
Synonyms[1]
  • Heuresaster Bell, 1908
  • Metadontaster Koehler, 1920
  • Pseudontaster Koehler, 1912
  • Tridontaster Koehler, 1920

Species

The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Acodontaster capitatus (Koehler, 1912)
  • Acodontaster conspicuus (Koehler, 1920)
  • Acodontaster elongatus (Sladen, 1889)
  • Acodontaster hodgsoni (Bell, 1908)
  • Acodontaster marginatus (Koehler, 1912)

References
  1. Acodontaster Verrill, 1899 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-27.


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