Davidaster rubiginosus

Min Depth

0 meters

Max Depth

50 meters

Overall Geographic Range

Caribbean to Brazil

Habitat-Biology

coral reef

Microhabitat

cryptic fauna

References

Hendler, G., J. E. Miller, D. L. Pawson, and P. M. Kier. 1995. Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, and Allies: Echinoderms of Florida and the Caribbean. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.
Messing, C. G. 2001. A key to the genera of Comasteridae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) with the description of a new genus. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 10: 277–300.
Meyer, D. L., C. G. Messing, and D. B. Macurda, Jr. 1978. Zoogeography of tropical western Atlantic Crinoidea. Bulletin of Marine Science 28(3): 412–441.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-11-2024.

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