Asterodiscididae Explained

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.

Genera

The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:

• 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