Ceramaster is a genus of cushion stars in the family Goniasteridae. The species in this genus have no arms. They live in deeper waters than most sea stars.

Ceramaster
Ceramaster granularis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genus: Ceramaster
Verrill, 1899[1]
Species

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Species list

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Species in this genus include:


Note: Ceramaster placenta Fisher, 1911 is now accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842)[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceramaster Verrill, 1899". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceramaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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