Radiaster

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
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: Paxillosida

Familia: Radiasteridae
Genus: Radiaster
Species: R. elegans – R. gracilis – R. notabilis – R. rowei – R. tizardi

Name

Radiaster Perrier, 1881

Type species: Radiaster elegans Perrier, 1881, by monotypy.

Synonymy

• Radiaster Perrier, 1881: 17; — Fisher, 1916: 3, 4, 5
• Mimaster Sladen, 1882: 702; 1889: 331–333.
  • Type species: Mimaster tizardi Sladen, 1882, by monotypy.
  • Synonymised by Fisher (1916: 4).

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1916. Notes on the systematic position of certain genera and higher groups of starfishes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 29: 1–6. BHL. Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1881. Reports on the Results of Dredging by the United States Coast Survey Steamer "Blake" XIV. Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 9: 1-32 BHLReference page. 
• Sladen, P. 1882. Asteroidea dredged during the Cruise of the “Knight Errant” in July and August 1880. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 11: 698–707. BHL. Reference page. 
• Sladen, W.P. 1889. Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Part 51, Zoology 30: i-xlii, 1-893 BHL Reference page.