Biology:Ceramaster

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Short description: Genus of starfishes

Ceramaster
Ceramaster granularis-25mm.jpg
Ceramaster granularis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genus: Ceramaster
Verrill, 1899[1]
Species

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Ceramaster is a genus of cushion stars in the family Goniasteridae. The species in this genus have no arms. They live in deeper waters than most sea stars.

Species list

Species in this genus include:

  • Ceramaster arcticus (Verrill, 1909) - Arctic cookie star
  • Ceramaster australis H.E.S. Clark, 2001
  • Ceramaster bowersi (Fisher, 1906)
  • Ceramaster clarki Fisher, 1910
  • Ceramaster cuenoti (Koehler, 1909)
  • Ceramaster glasbyi McKnight, 1993
  • Ceramaster granularis (Retzius, 1783)
  • Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881)
  • Ceramaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889)
  • Ceramaster lennoxkingi McKnight, 1973
  • Ceramaster leptoceramus (Fisher, 1905)
  • Ceramaster misakiensis (Goto, 1914)
  • Ceramaster mortenseni (Koehler, 1909)
  • Ceramaster patagonicus (Sladen, 1889) - Cookie star
  • Ceramaster smithi Fisher, 1913
  • Ceramaster stellatus Djakonov, 1950
  • Ceramaster trispinosus H.L. Clark, 1923


Note: Ceramaster placenta Fisher, 1911 is now accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842)[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3200890 entry