Myxasteridae

Myxasteridae is a family of deep-sea velatid sea stars containing nine species in three genera.

Myxasteridae
Pythonaster sp. (probably P. atlantidis).
Scientific classification
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Perrier, 1885
Family:
Myxasteridae
Genera
3, see text.

Taxonomy

List of families according to World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • genus Asthenactis Fisher, 1906
    • Asthenactis australis McKnight, 2006
    • Asthenactis fisheri Alton, 1966
    • Asthenactis papyraceus Fisher, 1906
  • genus Myxaster Perrier, 1885
    • Myxaster medusa (Fisher, 1913)
    • Myxaster perrieri Koehler, 1896
    • Myxaster sol Perrier, 1885
  • genus Pythonaster Sladen in Thomson & Murray, 1885
    • Pythonaster atlantidis A.H. Clark, 1948
    • Pythonaster murrayi Sladen, 1889
    • Pythonaster pacificus Downey, 1979

References

  1. "The World Asteroidea Database - Myxasteridae". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2014-02-28.


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