Asterostegus

Asterostegus tuberculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Euryalida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Euryophiurida Ordo: Euryalida

Familia: Euryalidae
Genus: Asterostegus
Species (3): A. maini – A. sabineae – A. tuberculatus

Name

Asterostegus Mortensen, 1933: Vidensk. Medd. naturh. Foren. Kbh., 93, 297.

Type species: Asterostegus tuberculatus Mortensen, 1933 (type by monotypy)

References

Primary references

• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1933. Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. LXV. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn. 93: 215-400; pl. VIII-XIX PDF Reference page.  [page 297]
• Okanishi, M.; Fujita, T. 2014: A taxonomic review of the genus Asterostegus (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), with the description of a new species. European journal of taxonomy, (76) DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.76 Reference page.  [re-diagnosis]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Asterostegus Mortensen, 1933. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206809 on 2020-10-10

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