Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816) is a animal in the Mithrodiidae family, order Valvatida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816)
Mithrodia clavigera is a tropical starfish species in the family Mithrodiidae with characteristic pale and brick-red coloration.
Mithrodia clavigera, first described by Lamarck in 1816, is a species of tropical starfish that belongs to the family Mithrodiidae. It has a pale flesh base color marked with large brick-red patches. When its specimens are preserved in alcohol, the entire body becomes uniformly white.
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