WoRMS taxon details
Pythonaster pacificus Downey, 1979
292735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292735)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Downey, M. E. (1979). <i>Pythonaster pacificus</i> n. sp., a new starfish of the family Myxasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 92: 70-74., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35513777 [details]
Holotype USNM E17965, geounit Baja California
Holotype USNM E17965, geounit Baja California [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Pythonaster pacificus Downey, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292735 on 2024-05-01
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original description
Downey, M. E. (1979). <i>Pythonaster pacificus</i> n. sp., a new starfish of the family Myxasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 92: 70-74., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35513777 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM E17965, geounit Baja California [details]
