Rosaster mimicus

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: Rosaster
Species: Rosaster mimicus

Name

Rosaster mimicus Fisher, 1913

Type locality: Philippines, Batangas, Luzon Island, Verde Island Passage, Calatagan. 13.8792°N 120.417°E / 13.8792; 120.417. Depth 368 m.

Holotype: USNM 30540 [1].

Paratype: CASIZ 8530.

Synonymy

• Rosaster mimicus Fisher, 1913: 632; — H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001: 130–133, pl. 36, fig. 36.

References

• Clark, H.E.S. & McKnight, D.G. 2001. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 117: 1–269. PDF Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1913. Four new genera and fifty-eight new species of starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 43(1944): 599–648. BHL Reference page.