Hymenaster

Hymenaster is a genus of sea stars (Asteroidea) of the family Pterasteridae.

Hymenaster
Hymenaster pellucidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Velatida
Family:	Pterasteridae
Genus:	Hymenaster Wyville Thomson, 1873

Species list

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the genus includes 52 valid species:

• Hymenaster agassizi Verril, 1899
• Hymenaster alcocki Koehler, 1909
• Hymenaster anomalus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster bartschi Fisher, 1916
• Hymenaster blevgadi Madsen, 1956
• Hymenaster caelatus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster campanulatus Koehler, 1908
• Hymenaster carnosus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster coccinatus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster coriaceus Koehler, 1920
• Hymenaster cremnodes H.L. Clark, 1920
• Hymenaster crucifer Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster densus Koehler, 1908
• Hymenaster echinulatus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster edax Koehler, 1908
• Hymenaster estcourti McKnight, 1973
• Hymenaster formosus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster fucatus Koehler, 1908
• Hymenaster geometricus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster giboryi Perrier, 1894
• Hymenaster glaucus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster gracilis Ludwig, 1905
• Hymenaster graniferus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster infernalis Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster koehleri Fisher, 1910
• Hymenaster lamprus H.L. Clark, 1923
• Hymenaster latebrosus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster modestus Verrill, 1885
• Hymenaster nobilis Wyville Thomson, 1876
• Hymenaster pellucidus Thomson, 1873
• Hymenaster pentagonalis Fisher, 1906
• Hymenaster pergamentaceus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster perspicuus Ludwig, 1903
• Hymenaster platyacanthus Ludwig, 1905
• Hymenaster porosissimus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster praecoquis Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster pudicus Koehler, 1920
• Hymenaster pullatus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster quadrispinosus Fisher, 1905
• Hymenaster regalis Verrill, 1895
• Hymenaster reticulatus Sibuet, 1976
• Hymenaster rex Perrier, 1885
• Hymenaster rhodopeplus Fisher, 1916
• Hymenaster roseus Koehler, 1907
• Hymenaster sacculatus Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster tenuispinus Sibuet, 1976
• Hymenaster trias H.L. Clark, 1920
• Hymenaster vicarius Sladen, 1882
• Hymenaster violaceus Ludwig, 1905
• Hymenaster bourgeti Perrier in Filhol, 1885