Asterodiscides
Sign in to saveAsterodiscides is a genus of starfish. Members of the genus have five short tapering arms and a wide disc. The genus was first described by the British zoologist Ailsa McGown Clark in 1974.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyAsterodiscididae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 47
- Family
- Asterodiscididae
- Collections
- CAS, NMV, AM, WAM, QM, UF
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Australia, Oman, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Madagascar
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- Parent taxon
- Asterodiscididae
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- Asterodiscides japonicus by OpenCage.jpg
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Asterodiscides is a genus of starfish. Members of the genus have five short tapering arms and a wide disc. The genus was first described by the British zoologist Ailsa McGown Clark in 1974.
==Genera== The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:- Asterodiscides belli Rowe, 1977 Asterodiscides bicornutus Lane & Rowe, 2009 Asterodiscides cherbonnieri Rowe, 1985 Asterodiscides crosnieri Rowe, 1985 Asterodiscides culcitulus Rowe, 1977 Asterodiscides elegans (Gray, 1847) Asterodiscides fourmanoiri Rowe, 1985 Asterodiscides grayi Rowe, 1977 Asterodiscides helonotus (Fisher, 1913) Asterodiscides japonicus Imaoka, Irimura, Okutani, Oguro, Oji & Kanazawa, 1991 Asterodiscides lacrimulus Rowe, 1977 Asterodiscides macroplax Rowe, 1985 Asterodiscides multispinus Rowe, 1985 Asterodiscides pinguiculus Rowe, 1977 Asterodiscides soleae Rowe, 1985 Asterodiscides tessellatus Rowe, 1977 Asterodiscides truncatus (Coleman, 1911) Asterodiscides tuberculosus (Fisher, 1906)
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