Brisinga endecacnemos
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Brisingida |
| Family: | Brisingidae |
| Genus: | Brisinga |
| Species: | B. endecacnemos |
| Binomial name | |
| Brisinga endecacnemos Asbjørnsen, 1856 | |
References
- 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.
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