Brisinga endecacnemos
Appearance
Brisinga endecacnemos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Brisingida |
Family: | Brisingidae |
Genus: | Brisinga |
Species: | B. endecacnemos
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Binomial name | |
Brisinga endecacnemos Asbjørnsen, 1856
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Brisinga endecacnemos is a species of starfish found in deep waters off Norway, Rockall Trough off Ireland, Cape Verde, to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The species is described as being a "brilliant red", with a body measuring between 2.8 cm and 3.0 cm and 9 to 12 limbs generally measuring over 33 cm. Upon its discovery it was deemed to be an evolutionary link between ophiuroids and asteroids.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ C. Mah; M. Segonzac (2006). "Brisinga endecacnemos Asbjørnsen, 1856" (PDF). Denisia. 18: 477. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Brisinga endecacnemos". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brisinga endecacnemos Asbjørnsen, 1856". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-10-10.