Evoplosoma (from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), meaning "well", ὅπλον (hóplon), meaning "weapon, armor", and σῶμα (sôma), meaning "body") is a genus of deep-sea sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Description and characteristics These sea stars are typical five-armed starfish with a sizable disc in the middle. The majority of the species in this genus are found in deep waters, where they appear to prey on other cnidarians and deep sea coral.
List of species According to the World Register of Marine Species: Evoplosoma anguirus Evoplosoma augusti Evoplosoma besseyae Evoplosoma claguei Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010 Evoplosoma forcipifera Evoplosoma mystrion Evoplosoma nizinskiae Evoplosoma nuku Evoplosoma pharos Evoplosoma scorpio Downey, 1981 Evoplosoma tasmanica (McKnight, 2006) Evoplosoma timorensis Aziz & Jangoux, 1985 Evoplosoma virgo Downey, 1982 Evoplosoma voratus Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010 Evoplosoma watlingi
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