Xyloplax janetae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Peripoda
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: Peripoda

Familia: Xyloplacidae
Genus: Xyloplax
Species: Xyloplax janetae

Name

Xyloplax janetae Mah, 2006

Type locality: North Pacific, International Waters: Dive 4044; Gorda Ridge, GR-14

Holotype: FMNH 12541 [1]

Paratypes: FMNH 12458 [2]; FMNH 12459 [3]

Etymology: named after Janet R. Voight

References

• Mah, C.L. 2006. A new species of Xyloplax (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Concentricycloidea) from the northeast Pacific: comparative morphology and a reassessment of phylogeny. Invertebrate biology 125(2): 136–153. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2006.00048.x Reference page.  [original description of Xyloplax janetae p. 138–147]