Biology:Nidorellia
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of starfishes
| Nidorellia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Nidorellia armata | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Oreasteridae |
| Genus: | Nidorellia J.E. Gray, 1840 |
| Species: | N. armata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Nidorellia armata J.E. Gray, 1840
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Nidorellia armata, also known as the chocolate chip star (leading to easy confusion with Protoreaster nodosus), is a species of starfish from warmer parts of the East Pacific, where it ranges from the Gulf of California to northwest Peru, including the Galápagos.[2] It is the only species in the genus Nidorellia. N. armata can be found in tropical waters clinging on corals and rocky reefs; and are sometimes kept as pets in home marine aquariums.
References
- ↑ C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Nidorellia armata (Gray, 1840)". World Asteroidea Database. http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254919.
- ↑ James, M.J., eds. (1991). Galápagos Marine Invertebrates: Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. pp. 349. Topics in Geobiology. ISBN 978-1-4899-0646-5
External links
- Nidorellia armata picture
- Photos of Nidorellia on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q22343338 entry
 |  |
