Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.

Circeaster
Circeaster arandae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genus: Circeaster
Koehler, 1909[1]

Habitat and distribution

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These sea stars have a flattened and broad pentagonal central disc, with 5 tapering arm. The marginal plates are thick and well delimited.[2]

They live between 320 and 3000 meters deep, in the three main oceanic basins.[2]

Species list

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According to World Register of Marine Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.
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