CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
25 122937 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Lydiaster spp.  
Rank
Genus
CAAB category
25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.)
Family
25 122 Goniasteridae (seastars) - show full list
Common Name
[a seastar]
Organism Type
a seastar
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Marine unspecified
Parent Codes
25 122000     Goniasteridae
Child Codes
25 122112     Lydiaster johannae
Taxon Notes
This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Scientific Name verified against
Mah, C.L., 2006. Phylogeny and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid Circeaster (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Goniasteridae) including descriptions of six new species., Zoosystema, Vol. 28(4): 917-954.