Sthenaster emmae
| Sthenaster emmae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Subfamily: | Hippasterinae |
| Genus: | Sthenaster |
| Species: | Sthenaster emmae Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010 |
Sthenaster emmae is a species of deep sea corallivores (preys on deep-sea corals). It is the only known species in its genus. This species in particular is found in the tropical Atlantic.[1]
References
- ↑ Mah, Christopher; Nizinski, Martha; Lundsten, Lonny (2010). "Phylogenetic revision of the Hippasterinae (Goniasteridae; Asteroidea): systematics of deep sea corallivores, including one new genus and three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 160 (2): 266–301. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00638.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
Further reading
- Mah, Christopher L. "A new Atlantic species of Evoplosoma with taxonomic summary and in situ observations of Atlantic deep-sea corallivorous Goniasteridae (Valvatida; Asteroidea)." Marine Biodiversity Records 8 (2015): e5.
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