Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Paxillosida

Luidiidae Sladen, 1889

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Luidia Forbes, 1839

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Swedish: sprödsjöstjärnor

Literature

original description

Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates.

basis of record

Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351

additional source

Clark, A.M. (1953). Notes on asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History). III. Luidia. IV. Tosia and Pentagonaster. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 1(12): 379-411.

additional source

Clark, A.M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1989). Echinoderm Studies, 3: pp. 225-347

identification resource

Clark, A.M. (1982). Notes on Atlantic Asteroidea.2. Luidiidae. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History 42(3): 157-184.

identification resource

Doderlein, L. (1920). die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 2. Die Gattung Luidia und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga Expedition 46: 193-291.

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Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Luidiidae Sladen, 1889. In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123129

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2008-10-08 by Christopher Mah

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