Goniasteridae

Author: Forbes, 1841

Representative image using: Hippasteria tiburoni

MBARI 2009; T892

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Representative image using: Ceramaster clarki

MBARI 2003: T628

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Representative image using: Bathyceramaster elegans

MBARI 2009: D81

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Representative image using: Ceramaster pointsurae

MBARI 2009: D82

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Representative image using: Hippasteria lepidonotus

MBARI 2014: D640-04

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Representative image using: Pillsburiaster ernesti

MBARI 2009: D82

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Representative image using: Evoplosoma claguei

MBARI 2005: D77-03

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Representative image using: Mediaster aequalis

MBARI 1999: V1687-04

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Representative image using: Evoplosoma voratus

MBARI 2006 : T947-04

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Representative image using: Sibogaster nieseni

MBARI 2010: D178

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Representative image using: Nymphaster diomedeae

MBARI 2012: D344-02

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Representative image using: Mediaster tenellus

MBARI 2004: T661-09

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Goniasteridae

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Goniasteridae Author: Forbes, 1841 Representative image using: Hippasteria tiburoni MBARI 2009; T892 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ceramaster clarki MBARI 2003: T628 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathyceramaster elegans MBARI 2009: D81 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ceramaster pointsurae MBARI 2009: D82 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hippasteria lepidonotus MBARI 2014: D640-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pillsburiaster ernesti MBARI 2009: D82 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Evoplosoma claguei MBARI 2005: D77-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Mediaster aequalis MBARI 1999: V1687-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Evoplosoma voratus MBARI 2006 : T947-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Sibogaster nieseni MBARI 2010: D178 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Nymphaster diomedeae MBARI 2012: D344-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Mediaster tenellus MBARI 2004: T661-09 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Echinodermata (phylum) Asterozoa (subphylum) Asteroidea (class) Valvatacea (superorder) Valvatida (order) Goniasteridae (family) Bathyceramaster (genus) Calliderma (genus) Ceramaster (genus) Circeaster (genus) Hippasterinae (subfamily) Mediaster (genus) Nymphaster (genus) Pillsburiaster (genus) Sibogaster (genus) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Goniasteridae (Forbes, 1841) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Goniasteridae. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-07-27.
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