Clark, A. H. (1916). A new starfish (Lydiaster americanus) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 6: 141-144., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2005737[details]
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original descriptionClark, A. H. (1916). A new starfish (Lydiaster americanus) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 6: 141-144., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2005737[details]
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
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