Starfish
263/1903/B/139
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Common name:
Banded sea star
Scientific name:
Luidia alternata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
14 September 1873 - 25 September 1873
Form:
Fluid
Citations:
Sladen, W.P (1889) Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S Challenger. Report on the ASTEROIDEA. Zoology Vol. XXX, Pg 248-250
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Paxillosida
Family:
Luidiidae
Genus:
Luidia Forbes, 1839
Species:
Luidia alternata (Say, 1825)
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
14 September 1873 - 25 September 1873
Area:
Off Bahia, Brazil
Water body:
Southwest Atlantic Ocean
Notes:
Down in reports as Luidia longispina