Mithrodia clavigera explained

Mithrodia clavigera is a species of tropical starfish in the family Mithrodiidae.[1] [2] It has pale flesh tone with large brick-red patches. Its Specimens preserved in alcohol become uniformly white.

Further reading

Levina. E.V.. Kalinovskii. A.I.. Ermakova. S.P.. Dmitrenok. P.S.. Steroid Compounds from Pacific Starfish Mithrodia clavigera and Their Toxicity to Human Melanoma Cells. Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry. September 2012. 38. 5. 520–525. 10.1134/S1068162012050093.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67426-Mithrodia-clavigera Mithrodia Clavigera
  2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816). www.marinespecies.org. en. 2018-06-19.

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