Mithrodia clavigera
Mithrodia clavigera is a species of tropical starfish in the family Mithrodiidae.[1][2]It has pale flesh tone with large brick-red patches. Its Specimens preserved in alcohol become uniformly white.
| Mithrodia clavigera | |
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| Mithrodia clavigera in the Maldives | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Mithrodiidae |
| Genus: | Mithrodia |
| Species: | M. clavigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816) | |
References
- Mithrodia Clavigera
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
Further reading
Levina, E.V.; Kalinovskii, A.I.; Ermakova, S.P.; Dmitrenok, P.S. (September 2012). "Steroid Compounds from Pacific Starfish Mithrodia clavigera and Their Toxicity to Human Melanoma Cells". Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry. 38 (5): 520–525. doi:10.1134/S1068162012050093.
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