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.

==Genera== The World Register of Marine Species includes two genera and nine species within the family Heliasteridae: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Genus !! Species |- |175px ||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 |- |175px ||Labidiaster Lütken, 1872|| Labidiaster annulatus Sladen, 1889 Labidiaster radiosus Lütken, 1871 |- |}