Mediaster ornatus

Mediaster ornatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Mediaster
Species: Mediaster ornatus

Name

• Mediaster ornatus Fisher, 1906
  • Type locality: USA, Hawaii, Kauai Island, Kahala Point. "Albatross" station 4022. Depth 684-730 m.
  • Holotype: USNM 21160 [1]
  • Paratypes: USNM 30899; USNM 30900; USNM E9658; USNM 31393; USNM E9657; USNM 31392; CASIZ 8511; CASIZ 8512; CASIZ 8513

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Mediaster ornatus p. 1046–1048]
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1909a. Astéries recueillies par l'Investigator dans l'océan Indien. I. Les Asteries de Mer Profonde. Echinoderma of the Indian Museum ... . Collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey ship Investigator. 5: 1–143. BHL Reference page.  [as Mediaster ornatus p. 78–79]
• Mah, C.L. 2018. New genera, species and occurrence records of Goniasteridae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4539(1): 1–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4539.1.1 Reference page.  [as Mediaster ornatus p. 58–59]
• Mah, C.L. (2023). World Asteroidea Database. Mediaster ornatus Fisher, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368835 on 2023-02-28