Trophodiscus

Trophodiscus is a genus of starfish in the family Astropectinidae. There are only two species, both found in fairly deep waters in the Sea of Okhotsk. Trophodiscus almus is also found in the Sea of Japan and around the Japanese island of Hokkaido.[2] These starfish are very unusual in that the young are brooded on the upper surface of the female.[3]

Trophodiscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Eleutherozoa
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Paxillosida
Family:
Astropectinidae
Genus:
Trophodiscus

Fisher, 1917 [1]
Species
See text

Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following two species in the genus:[1]

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References
  1. Mah, Christopher (2013). Mah CL (ed.). "Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  2. Kogure, Yoichi (2002). "First Records of the Brooding Astropectinid Starfish Trophodiscus almus (Echinodermata : Asteroidea) from Japan, with Reference to Its Zoogeographical Significance". Species Diversity. 7: 187–203. ISSN 1342-1670.
  3. Mah, Christopher (2009-07-13). "The Hidden Treasure of Trophodiscus!". Echinoblog. Retrieved 2014-03-19.


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