WoRMS taxon details
original description
Fisher, W.K. (1913). New starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the Untied States National Museum 46: 201-224, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761999#page/261/mode/1up page(s): 202 [details]
basis of record
Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source
Jangoux, 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]
From other sources
Description Also distributed in SE Arabia, Persian Gulf and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 7-99 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype in U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C. (USA) No. 32622. Type locality: off eastern Panay, northwest of Antonia Island, Philippines (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Luidia prionota may be conspecific with Luidia hardwicki (Gray, 1840) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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