Species | Asterina gibbosa (Cushion Star) |
Genus | Asterina (Zoo.) (a genus of echinoderms) |
Family | ASTERINIDAE (cushion stars) |
Order | VALVATIDA (an order of echinoderms) |
Superorder | VALVATACEA (a superfamily of molluscs) |
Class | ASTEROIDEA (starfish) |
Subphylum | ASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms) |
Phylum | ECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers) |
Superphylum | DEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Asterina gibbosa (Cushion Star) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Crump, R.G. & Emson, R.H. | 1983 | The natural history, life history and ecology of the two British species of Asterina | Field Studies 5(5): 867-882. |
Asterina gibbosa (Cushion Star) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Asterina gibbosa (Cushion Star):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 21 images of Asterina gibbosa (Cushion Star) |
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