WoRMS taxon details
Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917
Leptychaster (Trophodiscus) Fisher, 1917 · alternative representation
- Species Trophodiscus almus Fisher, 1917
- Species Trophodiscus uber Djakonov, 1927
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fisher, W.K. (1917). <i>Trophodiscus</i>, a new sea star from Kamchatka. Proceedings of the Untied States National Museum. 52: 367-371, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765584#page/443/mode/1up
page(s): 367 [details]
page(s): 367 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292839 on 2024-04-18
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
original description
Fisher, W.K. (1917). <i>Trophodiscus</i>, a new sea star from Kamchatka. Proceedings of the Untied States National Museum. 52: 367-371, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765584#page/443/mode/1up
page(s): 367 [details]
original description (of Leptychaster (Trophodiscus) Fisher, 1917) Fisher, W.K. (1917). <i>Trophodiscus</i>, a new sea star from Kamchatka. Proceedings of the Untied States National Museum. 52: 367-371, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765584#page/443/mode/1up
page(s): 368 [details]
page(s): 367 [details]
original description (of Leptychaster (Trophodiscus) Fisher, 1917) Fisher, W.K. (1917). <i>Trophodiscus</i>, a new sea star from Kamchatka. Proceedings of the Untied States National Museum. 52: 367-371, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765584#page/443/mode/1up
page(s): 368 [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity A subgenus of Leptychaster E.A. Smith, 1876 according to Fisher (1940) but treated as a valid genus by Djakonov (1950). [details]