Asterodiscides is a genus of starfish. Members of the genus have five short tapering arms and a wide disc. The genus was first described by the British zoologist Ailsa McGown Clark in 1974.[1]

Asterodiscides
Asterodiscides japonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterodiscididae
Genus: Asterodiscides
A. M. Clark, 1974 [1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]

Asterodiscus Gray, 1847

Genera

edit

The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:-[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Asterodiscides A. M. Clark, 1974 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 March 2018