WoRMS taxon details
Luidiidae Sladen, 1889
AphiaID: 123129
AphiaID: 123129
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Paxillosida (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||||||||
| Typetaxon | Luidia Forbes, 1839 (type by monotypy) | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Paxillosida | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates. [details] basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Clark, A.M. (1953). Notes on asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History). III. Luidia. IV. Tosia and Pentagonaster. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 1(12): 379-411. [details] additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Clark, A.M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1989). Echinoderm Studies, 3: pp. 225-347 (look up in IMIS) [details] | |||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Alternaster Doderlein, 1920 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Armaster Doderlein, 1920 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Astrella Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Denudaster Doderlein, 1920 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Hemicnemis Müller & Troschel, 1840 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Integraster Doderlein, 1920 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Maculaster Doderlein, 1920 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Penangaster Doderlein, 1920 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Petalaster Gray, 1840 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Platasterias Gray, 1871 accepted as Luidia (Platasterias) (Gray, 1871) represented as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Quinaster Doderlein, 1920 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 Genus Senegaster Doderlein, 1920 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839 | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||
| Fossil range | recent + fossil | |||||||||||||
| Feedingtypes |
omnivore [details]
predator [details] scavenger [details] | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Remark: Platyasterida as used by Fell is a synonym of Luidiidae. Platyasterida is no longer in use. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123129 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Mah, C.; Danis, B.; Hansson, H. (2013). Luidiidae. In: Mah, C.L. (2013). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/authority/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123129 on 2013-05-23 | ||||||||||||||
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