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Mithrodiidae
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 * 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 ''Thromidia catalai'', sometimes called the heavy starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae in the order Valvatida. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. ''Thromidia catalai'' is one of the largest and heaviest starfishes ...'' Pope & Rowe, 1977 ** '' Thromidia gigas'' (Mortensen, 1935) ** '' Thromidia seychellesensis'' Pope & Rowe, 1977 References Echinoderm families {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thromidia Seychellesensis
''Thromidia seychellesensis'' is a species of starfish of the Mithrodiidae 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 * Genus '' Mithrodia'' Gray, 1840 ** '' Mithrodia br ... family and was described in 1977. References Mithrodiidae {{Improve categories, date=January 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithrodiidae
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 * 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 ''Thromidia catalai'', sometimes called the heavy starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae in the order Valvatida. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. ''Thromidia catalai'' is one of the largest and heaviest starfishes ...'' Pope & Rowe, 1977 ** '' Thromidia gigas'' (Mortensen, 1935) ** '' Thromidia seychellesensis'' Pope & Rowe, 1977 References Echinoderm families {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thromidia Catalai
''Thromidia catalai'', sometimes called the heavy starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae in the order Valvatida. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. ''Thromidia catalai'' is one of the largest and heaviest starfishes in the world. It is reported to weigh as much as and have a diameter of . This species was first described by the Australian biologists E. C. Pope and F. W. E. Rowe in 1977, the type locality being New Caledonia. Description ''Thromidia catalai'' is a large starfish with five arms and a diameter of up to , weighing up to . The surface is covered with low tubercles, giving it a granular appearance. The arms are robust and cylindrical, not tapering much and having rounded tips. The disc is small, and both disc and arms are a pinkish-beige colour, apart from the tips of the arms, which are a dark orange-brown. In contrast to other members of the genus '' Thromidia'', the tips of the arms have small, widely spaced tubercles. The only other s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valvatida
The Valvatida are an order of starfish in the class Asteroidea, which contains 695 species in 172 genera in 17 families. Description The order encompasses both tiny species, which are only a few millimetres in diameter, like those in the genus '' Asterina'', and species which can reach up to 75 cm, such as species in the genus '' Thromidia''. Almost all species in this order have five arms with tube feet. This order is primarily identified by the presence of conspicuous marginal ossicles, which characterize most of the species. Most members of this order have five arms and two rows of tube feet with suckers. Some species have paxillae and in some, the main pedicellariae are clamp-like and recessed into the skeletal plates. This group includes the cushion star, and the leather star. Families According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following families are included in Valvatida: * family Acanthasteridae Gervais, 1841 * family Archasteridae Viguier, 1878 * f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithrodia
The ''Mithrodia'' is a genus of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae. List of species * '' Mithrodia bradleyi'' Verrill, 1870 -- East Pacific * ''Mithrodia clavigera'' (Lamarck, 1816) -- Circumtropical * '' Mithrodia fisheri'' Holly, 1932 -- Hawaii. * '' Mithrodia bailleui'' Perrier (MS) in Engel, John & Cherbonnier, 1948 (''nomen nudum'') * '' Mithrodia victoriae''—Former name of ''Mithrodia clavigera ''Mithrodia clavigera'' is a species of tropical starfish in the family Mithrodiidae 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-sec ...'' for the Atlantic Ocean. References Mithrodiidae {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithrodia Clavigera
''Mithrodia clavigera'' is a species of tropical starfish in the family Mithrodiidae 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 * Genus '' Mithrodia'' Gray, 1840 ** '' Mithrodia br .... It has pale flesh tone with large brick-red patches. Its Specimens preserved in alcohol become uniformly white. References Further reading External links * Mithrodiidae Animals described in 1816 {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithrodia Fisheri
The ''Mithrodia'' is a genus of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae. List of species * '' Mithrodia bradleyi'' Verrill, 1870 -- East Pacific * ''Mithrodia clavigera'' (Lamarck, 1816) -- Circumtropical * '' Mithrodia fisheri'' Holly, 1932 -- Hawaii. * '' Mithrodia bailleui'' Perrier (MS) in Engel, John & Cherbonnier, 1948 (''nomen nudum'') * '' Mithrodia victoriae''—Former name of ''Mithrodia clavigera ''Mithrodia clavigera'' is a species of tropical starfish in the family Mithrodiidae 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-sec ...'' for the Atlantic Ocean. References Mithrodiidae {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thromidia
''Thromidia'' is a genus of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae. Description and characteristics These are unusually massive sea stars with five sausage-shaped arms, containing probably the heaviest species of Asteroidea, up to 6 kg. Species There are four recognized species according to World Register of Marine Species: * '' Thromidia brycei'' Marsh, 2009 – Western Australia * ''Thromidia catalai'' Pope & Rowe, 1977 – West Pacific * '' Thromidia gigas'' (Mortensen, 1935) – South-west Indian ocean * ''Thromidia seychellesensis ''Thromidia seychellesensis'' is a species of starfish of the Mithrodiidae 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. Li ...'' Pope & Rowe, 1977 – Seychelles References Mithrodiidae Asteroidea genera {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thromidia Brycei
''Thromidia brycei'', the thick-armed seastar, is a large, obese species of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae. It is native to the North Western Australia region and was described in 2009. Description ''Thromidia brycei'' is a large, obese starfish with a relatively small disc and five slightly tapering thick arms. The body is covered by thick pink, cream to light brown blotches on the skin which can sometimes be completely brown. The skeleton is covered in thick skin which is composed of small plates which are linked by radiating trabeculae. The tubercles are covered by rounded polygonal granules and small pointed almost scale like granules on the side. The tubercles continue at the same size to the ends of the arms. Habitat and distribution ''Thromidia brycei'' is found in the North Western Australia region. It is usually found on sandy shallows, mud, or rock typically with red and brown algae or encrusting organisms, often times with sponges, gorgonians, and alcyonacea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thromidia Gigas
''Thromidia gigas'' is a species of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae in the order Valvatida discovered by Mortensen in 1935. It lives off the coast of eastern South Africa and southern Madagascar. This species is probably the largest echinoderm An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea ... in terms of bulk, and may exceed 13 lbs. Reference Mithrodiidae {{Improve categories, date=January 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithrodia Clavigera FLMNH
The ''Mithrodia'' is a genus of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae. List of species * '' Mithrodia bradleyi'' Verrill, 1870 -- East Pacific * ''Mithrodia clavigera'' (Lamarck, 1816) -- Circumtropical * ''Mithrodia fisheri'' Holly, 1932 -- Hawaii. * '' Mithrodia bailleui'' Perrier (MS) in Engel, John & Cherbonnier, 1948 (''nomen nudum'') * '' Mithrodia victoriae''—Former name of ''Mithrodia clavigera ''Mithrodia clavigera'' is a species of tropical starfish in the family Mithrodiidae 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-sec ...'' for the Atlantic Ocean. References Mithrodiidae {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithrodia Bradleyi
''Mithrodia bradleyi'', known as Bradley's sea star, is a species of sea star. It was first described to science by Addison Emory Verrill in 1870. It was named after Frank Howe Bradley, who collected, in Panama, the type specimen described by Verrill. Description Bradley's sea star has five arms that are banded in lighter and darker shades of red or red-brown. The disk is small. The arms are covered with many small bumps and fewer, more prominent spines. The spines are arranged in rows, including a row that runs right along the top of each arm, and typically two more rows that run the length of the arms on either side. The arms are rounded, almost circular in cross-section. The sea star can obtain a diameter of . Distribution Bradley's sea star lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Chile, including the Gulf of California. It is also found in the Galapagos Islands. It lives on rocky bottoms and coral reefs from the intertidal zone The intertidal z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
