Mithrodiidae
| Mithrodiidae | |
|---|---|
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| Thromidia catalai | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Mithrodiidae Viguier, 1878[1] |
The Mithrodiidae is a family of starfish in the order Valvatida.
Members of this family are big to huge tropical sea stars with 5 arms, rounded in cross-section.
List of genera and species
- genus Mithrodia Gray, 1840
- Mithrodia bradleyi Verrill, 1870
- Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816)
- Mithrodia fisheri Holly, 1932
- genus Thromidia Pope & Rowe, 1977
- Thromidia brycei Marsh, 2009
- Thromidia catalai Pope & Rowe, 1977
- Thromidia gigas (Mortensen, 1935)
- Thromidia seychellesensis Pope & Rowe, 1977
References
- ↑ Mithrodidae World Register of Marine Species.
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