Acanthasteridae

Acanthaster planci

Taxonavigation

Ordo: Valvatida

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
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

Familia: Acanthasteridae
Genus: Acanthaster

Name

• Acanthasteridae Sladen, 1889

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.  [p. 182]
• Haszprunar, G., Spies, M. 2014. An integrative approach to the taxonomy of the crown-of-thorns starfish species group (Asteroidea: Acanthaster): A review of names and comparison to recent molecular data. Zootaxa. 3841(2): 271–284. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3841.2.6 Reference page.  [as Acanthasteridae p. 278]
• Sladen, W.P., 1889: Report on the Asteroidea (starfish) collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–76. Zoology, Vol. XXX (30). Text, [6] + xlii (42) + 893 pp.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Dornenkronenseestern
English: Crown-of-thorns starfish family
日本語: オニヒトデ
русский: Терновый венец