Asterodiscididae is a family of starfish. Members of the family have five short tapering arms and a wide disc. The family was first described by the Australian zoologist F.W.E. Rowe in 1977.[1]
Genera
The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- genus Amphiaster Verrill, 1868
- Amphiaster insignis Verrill, 1868 -- East pacific
- genus Asterodiscides A. M. Clark, 1974
- Asterodiscides belli Rowe, 1977 -- Somalia
- Asterodiscides bicornutus Lane & Rowe, 2009 -- Philippines
- Asterodiscides cherbonnieri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar (south)
- Asterodiscides crosnieri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar (north)
- Asterodiscides culcitulus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides elegans (Gray, 1847) -- Indo-Pacific
- Asterodiscides fourmanoiri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar (south)
- Asterodiscides grayi Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides helonotus (Fisher, 1913) -- Philippines
- Asterodiscides japonicus Imaoka, Irimura, Okutani, Oguro, Oji & Kanazawa, 1991 -- Japan
- Asterodiscides lacrimulus Rowe, 1977 -- Somalia
- Asterodiscides macroplax Rowe, 1985 -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides multispinus Rowe, 1985 -- North-East Australia
- Asterodiscides pinguiculus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides soleae Rowe, 1985 -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides tessellatus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides truncatus (Coleman, 1911) -- South-East Australia and New Zealand
- Asterodiscides tuberculosus (Fisher, 1906) -- Hawaii
- fossil genus Kionaster Blake & Portell, 2011
- fossil Kionaster petersonae Blake & Portell, 2011
- genus Paulia Gray, 1840
- Paulia horrida Gray, 1840 -- Galapagos
- genus Pauliastra Mah, 2021
- Pauliastra aenigma (Ludwig, 1905) -- Costa Rica
- genus Uokeaster Mah, 2021
- Uokeaster ahi Mah, 2021 -- Rapa Nui
References
- ^ a b c Asterodiscididae Rowe, 1977 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 March 2018