Nidorellia armata

Nidorellia armata
Nidorellia armata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Subphylum:	Asterozoa
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Valvatida
Family:	Oreasteridae
Genus:	Nidorellia J.E.Gray, 1840
Species:	N. armata
Binomial name
Nidorellia armata J.E.Gray, 1840
Synonyms
Goniodiscus armata Lütken, 1859 Goniodiscus conifer Möbius, 1859  (synonym sec. Sladen (1889).) Goniodiscus michelini Perrier, 1869 Goniodiscus stella Verrill, 1870 Nidorellia michelini (Perrier, 1869) Oreaster armatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 Pentaceros armatus J.E.Gray, 1840 List source : [1]

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

1. C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Nidorellia armata (Gray, 1840)". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
2. 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

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