Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Habitat and distribution These sea stars have a flattened and broad pentagonal central disc, with 5 tapering arms. The marginal plates are thick and well delimited.
They live between 320 and 3000 meters deep, in the three main oceanic basins.Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.
Species list According to World Register of Marine Species:Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species. Circeaster americanus (A.H. Clark, 1916) Circeaster arandae Mah, 2006 Circeaster helenae Mah, 2006 Circeaster kristinae Mah, 2006 Circeaster loisetteae Mah, 2006 Circeaster magdalenae Koehler, 1909 Circeaster mandibulum Mah, 2026 Circeaster marcelli Koehler, 1909 Circeaster pullus Mah, 2006 Circeaster sandrae Mah, 2006
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Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species. Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.