original description
Doderlein, L. (1920). die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 2. Die Gattung <i>Luidia</i> und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga Expedition 46: 193-291., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718062
page(s): 290 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Mortensen, T. (1933). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. 66. The echinoderms of St. Helena (Other than crinoids). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 93(3): 401-473. [details]
basis of record
Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (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]
From editor or global species database
Validity Probably conspecific with Luidia alternata var. bicolor Verrill, 1915. However, the name bicolor antedates sagamina but the type is lost, preventing positive synonymy. Suppression of the name by the ICZN is desirible according to A.M. Clark (1982). [details]