Pycnopodia

Pycnopodia helianthoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Forcipulatida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Forcipulatida

Familia: Asteriidae
Subfamilia: Pycnopodiinae
Genus: Pycnopodia
Species: P. helianthoides

Name

Pycnopodia Stimpson, 1862: 261

• Type species: Asterias helianthoides Brandt, 1835 (by original designation and monotypy)

References

Primary references

• Stimpson, W. 1862. On new genera and species of starfishes of the family Pycnopodidae (Asteracanthion Mueller & Troschel). Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 8: 261-273. BHL Reference page. 

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