Mithrodia clavigera
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| Mithrodia clavigera | |
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| Mithrodia clavigera in the Maldives | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Mithrodiidae |
| Genus: | Mithrodia |
| Species: | M. clavigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816) | |
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.
