The Mithrodiidae is a family of starfish in the order Valvatida.

Members of this family are big to huge tropical sea stars with 5 arms, rounded in cross-section.

Mithrodiidae. Retrieved November, 05 2021, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithrodiidae.

Mithrodia bradleyi, known as Bradley's sea star, is a species of sea star. It was first described to science by Addison Emory Verrill in 1870. It was named after Frank Howe Bradley, who collected, in Panama, the type specimen described by Verrill.

Mithrodia bradleyi. Retrieved November, 05 2021, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithrodia_bradleyi.