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Myxasteridae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Echinodermata
class
Asteroidea
order
Velatida
family
Myxasteridae

Name

Synonyms
Pythonasteridae
Homonyms
Myxasteridae

Bibliographic References

  1. Alton, M. S. (1966). A new sea-star from the northeastern Pacific Ocean, Asthenactis fisheri n. sp., with a review of the family Myxasteridae. <em>Deep-Sea Research.</em> 13: 687-697.
  2. Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250.
  3. Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250.
  4. Downey, M. E. (1979). <i>Pythonaster pacificus</i> n. sp., a new starfish of the family Myxasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 92: 70-74.
  5. Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130.
  6. Mah, CL.; Mercier, A.; Hamel, J.-P.; Nizinski, M. (2012). Distribution Data and Taxonomic Notes on Atlantic Myxasteridae. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3572: 55-62.
  7. McKnight, D. G. (2006). The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 120: 1-187.
  8. Perrier, E. (1885). Sur les stellérides recueillis durant la mission du Talisman. <em>Comptes-rendus Hébdomadaires des Seances de l'Académie des Sciences (Paris).</em> 101: 884-887.
  9. Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates.
  10. WoRMS (Mar 2012)
  11. WoRMS (Mar 2012)
  12. as per Pythonasteridae
  13. as per Pythonasteridae
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