Description
General:
Can be orange or white.
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Southern California to Trujillo, Peru.
Published depth range:
1573 - 4335 m
Habitat description:
Benthic.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Christopher Mah, Smithsonian Natural History Museum.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Lauerman, L.M.L., R.S. Kaufmann, and K.L. Smith Jr. (1996). Distribution and abundance of epibenthic megafauna at a long time-series station in the abyssal northeast Pacific. Deep Sea Research 1, 43: 1075-1103.
Maluf, L.Y. (1988). Composition and distribution of the Central Eastern Pacific echinoderms. Technical Reports, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 2:242.
Citation:
Dytaster gilberti
(Fisher, 1905) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Dytaster%20gilberti. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.