Nidorellia
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Nidorellia armata | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Echinodermata
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Class: | Asteroidea
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Genus: | Nidorellia J.E. Gray, 1840
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Species: | N. armata
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Binomial name | |
Nidorellia armata J.E. Gray, 1840
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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. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Oreasteridae
- Monotypic echinoderm genera
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray
- Asteroidea stubs