Midgardia xandaros Downey, 1972
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Downey, M. E. (1972). i>Midgardia xandaros, new genus, new species, A large brisingid starfish from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 84(48): 421–426. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=47460
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Echinodermata
- class
- Asteroidea
- order
- Brisingida
- family
- Brisingidae
- genus
- Midgardia
- species
- Midgardia xandaros
Name
- Homonyms
- Midgardia xandaros Downey, 1972
- Common names
- estrella de mar in language.
Bibliographic References
- Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
- Downey, M.E. (1972). <i>Midgardia xandaros</i>, new genus, new species, A large brisingid starfish from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(48: 421-426.
- Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S.