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Acodontaster
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Acodontaster

Acodontaster is a genus of starfish in the family Odontasteridae. Members of the genus are found in the Southern Ocean, in the waters off Antarctica and the island groups nearby. Acodontaster elongatus is additionally found further north in the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern seaboard of South America.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Conspicuous Starfish

speciesAcodontaster conspicuus

Acodontaster hodgsoni

speciesAcodontaster hodgsoni

Acodontaster elongatus

speciesAcodontaster elongatus

Acodontaster capitatus

speciesAcodontaster capitatus

Acodontaster marginatus

speciesAcodontaster marginatus

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