Ceramaster

Ceramaster is a genus of cushion stars in the family Goniasteridae. The species in this genus have no arms. They live in deeper waters than most sea stars.

Ceramaster
Ceramaster granularis
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Ceramaster

Species

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Species list

Species in this genus include:

  • Ceramaster arcticus (Verrill, 1909) - Arctic cookie star
  • Ceramaster australis H.E.S. Clark, 2001
  • Ceramaster bowersi (Fisher, 1906)
  • Ceramaster clarki Fisher, 1910
  • Ceramaster cuenoti (Koehler, 1909)
  • Ceramaster glasbyi McKnight, 1993
  • Ceramaster granularis (Retzius, 1783)
  • Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881)
  • Ceramaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889)
  • Ceramaster lennoxkingi McKnight, 1973
  • Ceramaster leptoceramus (Fisher, 1905)
  • Ceramaster misakiensis (Goto, 1914)
  • Ceramaster mortenseni (Koehler, 1909)
  • Ceramaster patagonicus (Sladen, 1889) - Cookie star
  • Ceramaster smithi Fisher, 1913
  • Ceramaster stellatus Djakonov, 1950
  • Ceramaster trispinosus H.L. Clark, 1923


Note: Ceramaster placenta Fisher, 1911 is now accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842)[2]

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