Labidiaster

Labidiaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Heliasteridae.^[1] The species of this genus are found in the coasts of Antarctica and southernmost South America.^[1] The life cycle of all Labidiaster animals starts with an embryo that will hatch into planktonic larvae, and later transform into pentamerous juvenile sea stars.^[2]

Labidiaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Forcipulatida
Family:	Heliasteridae
Genus:	Labidiaster Lütken, 1871

Two species are recognized:^[1]

• L. annulatus Sladen, 1889
• L. radiosus Lovén, 1871