Asteroidea sp. 2

Description

General: This is a placeholder name only- all annotations look morphologically similar to each other, but may be a different genus.

General: Looks similar to Henricia sanguinolenta (which may not exist in central California); note the difference in the attachment of the arms to the disc as compared to and Myxoderma platyacanthum.

Geographic Information

Habitat description: Benthic.

Additional Information

Taxonomist assessment: March 2021: Need a specimen for review. Possibly a Lophaster or Henricia.

Consulting taxonomist: Christopher Mah, Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Lambert, P. (2000). Sea Stars of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska, and Puget Sound. Royal British Columbia Museum Handbook. UBC Press, Vancouver, BC. 186 pp.