Asteroidea taxon details
Evoplosoma scorpio Downey, 1981
124024 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124024)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Downey, M. E. (1981). A new goniasterid seastar, <i>Evoplosoma scorpio</i> (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94: 561-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34608418 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Evoplosoma scorpio Downey, 1981. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124024 on 2025-05-22
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Downey, M. E. (1981). A new goniasterid seastar, <i>Evoplosoma scorpio</i> (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94: 561-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34608418 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
