Pentaceraster multispinus
(von Martens,
1866) (Starfish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Oreasteridae |
Description
Synonym (s)
• Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884
• Oreaster hedemanni Lutken, 1871
• Pentaceraster crassimana Doderlein, 1936
• Pentaceros grayi (Bell, 1884)
• Pentaceros hedemanni (Lutken, 1871)
• Pentaceros nodosus Gray, 1840
• Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884
• Oreaster hedemanni Lutken, 1871
• Pentaceraster crassimana Doderlein, 1936
• Pentaceros grayi (Bell, 1884)
• Pentaceros hedemanni (Lutken, 1871)
• Pentaceros nodosus Gray, 1840
Common Name (s)
• Asteroids (English)
• Asteroids (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Benthic
Habitat: Benthic
Biogeography
• INDIA
• INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- (2001) Invertebrate zoology collections Available at - http://goode.si.edu/mcs/iz/Query.php
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Florida Museum of Natural History Available at - http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/
- Sastry, DRK (2007) Echinodermata of India : An annotated list Records of Zoological Survey of India Occassional paper No. 271 ZSI, Kolkata 1-387 Available at - http://zsi.gov.in/checklist/Echinodermata_India_Checklist.pdf
- Sealifebase Available at - http://www.sealifebase.org/
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