The ''Mithrodia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
starfish
Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...
in the family
Mithrodiidae.
List of species
* ''
Mithrodia bradleyi''
Verrill, 1870 -- East Pacific
* ''
Mithrodia clavigera''
(Lamarck, 1816) -- Circumtropical
* ''
Mithrodia fisheri''
Holly, 1932 -- Hawaii.
* ''
Mithrodia bailleui''
Perrier (MS) in Engel, John & Cherbonnier, 1948 (''nomen nudum'')
* ''
Mithrodia victoriae''—Former name of ''
Mithrodia clavigera'' for the Atlantic Ocean.
References
Mithrodiidae
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