Callopatiria formosa
Callopatiria formosa, the Grey starfish or Beautiful starfish, is an echinoderm in the family Asterinidae found in South Africa
| Grey starfish, Beautiful starfish | |
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| Callopatiria formosa found at Murphy's reef, Miller's Point, Cape Peninsula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Callopatiria |
| Species: | C. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Callopatiria formosa (Mortensen, 1933) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Parasterina formosa Mortensen, 1933
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Originally described as Parasterina formosa by T. Mortensen, in Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea), 1933. [1][2]
References
- Mah, C.L. (2018). World Asteroidea Database. Callopatiria formosa (Mortensen, 1933). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177967 on 2018-05-19
- Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93. 65: 215-400.
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