Apollonaster

Apollonaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae. They can be identified by their bare abactinal plate surfaces and multiple accessory granule rows on their abactinal plates.^[2] To date, Apollonaster has been found in the tropical Atlantic region (A. yucatanensis) and Hawaiian Islands region (A. kelleyi) oceans, with no other locations or species being known as of 2015.^[2]

Apollonaster
Apollonaster kelleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Valvatida
Family:	Goniasteridae
Genus:	Apollonaster Halpern, 1970[1]
Species
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Species list

According to World Register of Marine Species:^[1]

• Apollonaster kelleyi Mah, 2015 -- Hawaii
• Apollonaster yucatanensis Halpern, 1970 -- Caribbean

This species was named in 1970 as a tribute to the Apollo mission.^[3]