Heliasteridae Viguier 1879

The Heliasteridae are a family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It includes two genera: Heliaster from the East Pacific (California to Chile, including offshore islands), and Labidiaster from southernmost South America, Antarctica and subantarctic oceans.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes two genera and seven species within the family Heliasteridae:^[1]

• Heliaster Gray, 1840
  • Heliaster canopus Perrier, 1875
  • Heliaster cumingi (Gray, 1840)
  • Heliaster helianthus (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Heliaster kubiniji Xantus, 1860
  • Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860
  • Heliaster polybrachius H.L. Clark, 1907
  • Heliaster solaris A.H. Clark, 1920
• Labidiaster Lütken, 1872
  • Labidiaster annulatus Sladen, 1889
  • Labidiaster radiosus Lütken, 1871

References

• Media related to Heliasteridae at Wikimedia Commons