# Heliasteridae

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

## Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes two [genera](/source/Genus) and nine [species](/source/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

## References

1. Mah, Christopher (2013). "Heliasteridae". 255069. Retrieved 2013-11-16.

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