Evoplosoma virgo Downey, 1982
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Evoplosoma virgo Downey, 1982
- Name authority
- Downey, 1982
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Family
- Goniasteridae
- Genus
- Evoplosoma
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumEchinodermata
- subphylumAsterozoa
- classAsteroidea de Blainville, 1830
- subclassAmbuloasteroidea Blake & Hagdorn, 2003
- infraclassNeoasteroidea Gale, 1987
- superorderValvatacea Blake, 1987
- familyGoniasteridae Forbes, 1841
- subfamilyHippasterinae Verrill, 1899
- genusEvoplosoma Fisher, 1906
- speciesEvoplosoma virgo Downey, 1982
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Evoplosoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Evoplosoma claguei Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010 | GoniasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Evoplosoma tasmanica (McKnight, 2006) | GoniasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Evoplosoma timorensis Aziz & Jangoux, 1985 | GoniasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Downey, M. E. (1982). Evoplosoma virgo, a new goniasterid starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 95. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DJ6T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.