Mithrodiidae
Appearance
Mithrodiidae | |
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Thromidia catalai | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
[edit]- 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
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References
[edit]- ^ Mithrodidae World Register of Marine Species.