Luidia aspera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
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: Paxillosida

Familia: Luidiidae
Genus: Luidia
Species: Luidia aspera

Name

Luidia aspera Sladen, 1889

• Type locality: "Samboangan, Philippine group. Depth 10 fathoms."

Synonymy

• Luidia hystrix Fisher, 1906

• Synonymized by A.M. Clark (1953)
• Type locality: Hawaii, Auau Channel, Maui Island, Lahaina. "Albatross" station 3879. Depth 51-79 m.
• Holotype: USNM 21153 [1]
• Paratypes: USNM 31405; USNM 31407; USNM 31406; USNM 31408; USNM 31411; USNM 31409; USNM 31410; CASIZ 2821; CASIZ 2822; CASIZ 2823

References

• Clark, A.M. 1953. Notes on asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History). III. Luidia. IV. Tosia and Pentagonaster. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 1(12): 379–412. BHL Reference page.  [as Luidia aspera p. 386–388, synonymy]
• Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Hymenaster pentagonalis p. 1032–1033]
• Sladen, W.P. 1889. Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Part 51, Zoology 30: i-xlii, 1-893 BHL Reference page.  [original description of Luidia aspera p. 248–250]