Asterina hoensonae is a species of pentagonal starfish in the family Asterinidae.

[1] The holotype was collected at Cape Agulhas, South Africa.

[1][2] The specific epithet "hoensonae" refers to Elizabeth Hoenson of the South Africa Museum who "went to considerable lengths to make available essential loans for this work".

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