The World Asteroidea Database - Zoroaster (Myxoderma) Fisher, 1905

Asteroidea name details

Zoroaster (Myxoderma) Fisher, 1905

AphiaID

762310 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:762310)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Myxoderma Fisher, 1905

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Zoroaster Wyville Thomson, 1873

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W. K. (1905). New starfishes from deep water off California and Alaska. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries.</em> 24: 291-320., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25135459
page(s): 316 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Zoroaster (Myxoderma) Fisher, 1905. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762310 on 2025-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-05-22 15:41:47Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description Fisher, W. K. (1905). New starfishes from deep water off California and Alaska. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries.</em> 24: 291-320., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25135459
page(s): 316 [details]