Brisingidae G.O. Sars, 1875 
AphiaID: 123119

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Forcipulatacea > Brisingida

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Brisingida
Sources		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. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Downey. M.E. (1986). Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with description of a new genus and family. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No.435. 57pp., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10088/5505 [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Astrolirus Fisher, 1917 Genus Astrostephane Fisher, 1917 Genus Brisinga Asbjørnsen, 1856 Genus Brisingaster Loriol, 1883 Genus Brisingella Fisher, 1917 Genus Brisingenes Fisher, 1917 Genus Hymenodiscus Perrier, 1884 Genus Midgardia Downey, 1972 Genus Novodinia Dartnall, Pawson, Pope & B.J. Smith, 1969 Genus Odinella Fisher, 1940 Genus Stegnobrisinga Fisher, 1916 Genus Parabrisinga Hayashi, 1943 (nomen dubium) Genus Craterobrisinga Fisher, 1916 accepted as Brisinga Asbjørnsen, 1856 Genus Gymnobrisinga Studer, 1884 accepted as Labidiaster Lütken, 1872 Genus Odinia Perrier, 1885 accepted as Novodinia Dartnall, Pawson, Pope & B.J. Smith, 1969
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent + fossil
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123119
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2005-07-29 11:05:05Z   changed   Braeckman, Ulrike 2006-05-02 11:28:33Z   changed   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2008-10-18 04:20:59Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Brisingidae G.O. Sars, 1875. In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123119 on 2013-05-19