Galapagos Species Database

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Ceramaster patagonicus (Sladen, 1889)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Echinodermata

Class
Asteroidea

Order
Valvatida

Family
Goniasteridae

Genus
Ceramaster

Species
patagonicus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ceramaster grenadensis patagonicus (Sladen, 1889)· accepted, alternate representation, Ceramaster lennoxkingi McKnight, 1973, Mediaster patagonicus (Sladen, 1889), Pentagonaster austrogranularis Perrier, 1891, Pentagonaster patagonicus Sladen, 1889, fide Horton et al. (2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Galapagos Island and Chile. Depth 75-898 m.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Ceramaster patagonicus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18982. Accessed 4 November 2026.