Xyloplax janetae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Peripoda 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Asterozoa
Classis: Asteroidea
Ordo: Peripoda

Familia: Xyloplacidae
Genus: Xyloplax
Species: Xyloplax janetae

Name

Xyloplax janetae Mah, 2006

Type locality: North Pacific, International Waters: Dive 4044; Gorda Ridge, GR-14

Holotype: FMNH 12541

Paratypes: FMNH 12458 ; FMNH 12459

Etymology: named after Janet R. Voight

References

  • Mah, C.L. 2006. A new species of Xyloplax (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Concentricycloidea) from the northeast Pacific: comparative morphology and a reassessment of phylogeny. Invertebrate biology 125(2): 136–153. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2006.00048.x Open access Reference page.  [original description of Xyloplax janetae p. 138–147]
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