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]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Odontasteridae |
Genus: | Acodontaster Verrill, 1899 [1] |
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Species
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b c d Acodontaster Verrill, 1899 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-27.