Mediaster tenellus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Mediaster
Species: Mediaster tenellus

Name

• Mediaster tenellus Fisher, 1905
  • Type locality: USA, California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Point San Pedro. "Albatross" station 4427. Depth 376-510 fms.
  • Holotype: USNM 22337 [1]

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1905. New starfishes from deep water off California and Alaska. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries. 24: 293–320. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Mediaster tenellus p. 307–308]
• Fisher, W.K. 1911. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 76(1): xiii+420 pp.; 122 pls. BHL Reference page.  [as Mediaster tenellus p. 202–204]
• Mah, C.L. 2016. Deep-sea (>1000 m) Goniasteridae (Valvatida; Asteroidea) from the North Pacific, including an overview of Sibogaster, Bathyceramaster n. gen. and three new species. Zootaxa 4175(2): 101–141. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.2.1. Reference page.  [as Mediaster tenellus p. 120–123]
• Mah, C.L. 2026. New species and occurrences of deep-sea Asteroidea (Forcipulatacea, Valvatida, Paxillosida) from the Pacific continental margin of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 5845(2): 201–234. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.1 Reference page.  [as Mediaster tenellus p. 220, figs. 8, 10B]