Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Myxoderma longispinum (Ludwig, 1905)

Taxonomy

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

Distribution: Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California, Panama and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

References

  • 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.