original descriptionFisher, W.K. (1917). New starfishes from the Philippines and Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 30: 89-93., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334970 page(s): 90 [details]
source of synonymyClark, A. M. (1967). Notes on asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History) V. <i>Nardoa</i> and some other ophidiasterids. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology.</em> 15(4): 169-198., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336715[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality