Asterodiscides
Asterodiscides is a genus of starfish. Members of the genus have five short tapering arms and a wide disc. The genus was first described by the British zoologist Ailsa McGown Clark in 1974.[1]
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| Asterodiscides japonicus | |
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| Genus: | Asterodiscides A. M. Clark, 1974 [1] |
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Asterodiscus Gray, 1847 | |
Genera
The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:-[1]
- Asterodiscides belli Rowe, 1977
- Asterodiscides bicornutus Lane & Rowe, 2009
- Asterodiscides cherbonnieri Rowe, 1985
- Asterodiscides crosnieri Rowe, 1985
- Asterodiscides culcitulus Rowe, 1977
- Asterodiscides elegans (Gray, 1847)
- Asterodiscides fourmanoiri Rowe, 1985
- Asterodiscides grayi Rowe, 1977
- Asterodiscides helonotus (Fisher, 1913)
- Asterodiscides japonicus Imaoka, Irimura, Okutani, Oguro, Oji & Kanazawa, 1991
- Asterodiscides lacrimulus Rowe, 1977
- Asterodiscides macroplax Rowe, 1985
- Asterodiscides multispinus Rowe, 1985
- Asterodiscides pinguiculus Rowe, 1977
- Asterodiscides soleae Rowe, 1985
- Asterodiscides tessellatus Rowe, 1977
- Asterodiscides truncatus (Coleman, 1911)
- Asterodiscides tuberculosus (Fisher, 1906)
References
- Asterodiscides A. M. Clark, 1974 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 March 2018
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