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Acodontaster

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

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]

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Acodontaster Verrill, 1899 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-27.