Heliasteridae

The Heliasteridae are a family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It includes two genera: Heliaster from the East Pacific (California to Chile, including offshore islands), and Labidiaster from southernmost South America, Antarctica and subantarctic oceans.

Heliasteridae
Heliaster helianthus in Chile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Forcipulatida
Family:	Heliasteridae Viguier, 1878 [1]
Diversity
2 genera, 9 species

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes two genera and nine species within the family Heliasteridae:^[1]

Image	Genus	Species
	Heliaster Gray, 1840	Heliaster canopus Perrier, 1875 Heliaster cumingi (Gray, 1840) Heliaster helianthus (Lamarck, 1816) Heliaster kubiniji Xantus, 1860 Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860 Heliaster polybrachius H.L. Clark, 1907 Heliaster solaris A.H. Clark, 1920
	Labidiaster Lütken, 1872	Labidiaster annulatus Sladen, 1889 Labidiaster radiosus Lütken, 1871