Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Myxoderma longispinum
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Forcipulatida
Family
Zoroasteridae
Genus
Myxoderma
Species
longispinum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Zoroaster longispinum Ludwig, 1905, Zoroaster perarmatus H.L. Clark, 1920, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Distribution: Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California, Panama and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Myxoderma longispinum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14859. Accessed 5 November 2026.