Description
General:
Compare with Sagenaster evermanni; difficult to tell them apart without a specimen in hand, but S. evermanni is smaller.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic.
Ocean range (global):
Okhotsk Sea, Bering Sea to Southern California.
Published depth range:
91 – 2012 m
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
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 sacculatum
(Fisher, 1905) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Myxoderma%20sacculatum. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.