Description
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
256 - 2904 m
Habitat description:
Benthic, soft sediment.
Ocean range (global):
Queen Charlotte Island (Canada), Oregon, Californa to Mexico.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Christopher Mah, Smithsonian Natural History Museum.
Taxonomist assessment:
From specimen collected May 30, 2007.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mah, C. (2007). Phylogeny of the Zoroasteridae (Zorocallina; Forcipulatida): evolutionary events in deep-sea Asteroidea displaying Palaeozoic features. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 150: 177-210. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00291.x http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00291.x
Citation:
Myxoderma platyacanthum
(H.L. Clark, 1913) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Myxoderma%20platyacanthum. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.