original descriptionFisher, W.K. (1913). Four new genera and fifty-eight new species of starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the US National Museum, 43: 599-648., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7723469#page/705/mode/1up page(s): 643 [details]
additional sourceJangoux, M. (1981). Echinodermes: Astéroïdes. <em>in: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM: 1. Philippines (18-28 Mars 1976). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 91: 457-476. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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