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Stephanasterias, the Glossary

Index Stephanasterias

Stephanasterias albula is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 9 relations: Addison Emery Verrill, Asexual reproduction, Asteriidae, Circumboreal Region, Family (biology), Genus, Species, Starfish, William Stimpson.

  2. Asteriidae
  3. Taxa named by Addison Emery Verrill

Addison Emery Verrill

Addison Emery Verrill (February 9, 1839 – December 10, 1926) was an American invertebrate zoologist, museum curator and university professor.

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Asexual reproduction

Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes.

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Asteriidae

The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. Stephanasterias and Asteriidae are Asteroidea stubs.

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Circumboreal Region

The Circumboreal Region in phytogeography is a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom in Eurasia and North America, as delineated by such geobotanists as Josias Braun-Blanquet and Armen Takhtajan.

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Family (biology)

Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Starfish

Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea.

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William Stimpson

William Stimpson (February 14, 1832 – May 26, 1872) was an American scientist.

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See also

Asteriidae

Taxa named by Addison Emery Verrill

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanasterias

Also known as Stephanasterias albula.