- Source: Asterodiscididae
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