Asterina phylactica Emson & Crump, 1979
(Green Starlet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAsterina phylactica (Green Starlet)
GenusAsterina (Zoo.) (a genus of echinoderms)
FamilyASTERINIDAE (cushion stars)
OrderVALVATIDA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderVALVATACEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
ClassASTEROIDEA (starfish)
SubphylumASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Crump, R.G. & Emson, R.H. 1983 The natural history, life history and ecology of the two British species of Asterina Field Studies 5(5): 867-882.

Asterina phylactica (Green Starlet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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