Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Echinodermata
()
- Echinoderms
- Class:
Asteroidea
()
- Order:
Spinulosida
()
- Family:
Curculionoidea
()
- Genus:
Pteraster
()
- - cushion star
- Specific name:
marsippus
- Fisher, 1910
- Scientific name: - Pteraster marsippus Fisher, 1910
- Specific name:
marsippus
- Fisher, 1910
- Genus:
Pteraster
(
- Family:
Curculionoidea
(
- Order:
Spinulosida
(
- Class:
Asteroidea
(
- Phylum:
Echinodermata
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Pteraster marsippus Fisher, 1911
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 27-Dec-2004
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Pteraster
There are approximately 25 species in this genus:
P. affinis · P. alveolatus · P. bathamae · P. coscinopeplus · P. jordani · P. marpaltensis · P. marplatensis · P. marsippus · P. militaris · P. obesus · P. obscurus · P. personatus · P. pulvillus · P. reductus · P. reticulatus · P. robertsoni · P. rugatus · P. rugosus · P. sp · P. stellifer · P. temnochiton · P. tesselatus (Cushion Sea Star) · P. tesselatus tesselatus · P. trigonodon · P. trigonodum
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 21, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2764958
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-157108
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 232168
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 157108
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 445810
