Astrolirus patricki

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brisingida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Asterozoa
Classis: Asteroidea
Ordo: Brisingida

Familia: Brisingidae
Genus: Astrolirus
Species: Astrolirus patricki

Name

Astrolirus patricki Zhang et al., 2020

Type locality: Weijia Seamount, northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Holotype: RSIOAS044, DY41B, MCROV06 Weijia Seamount, northwestern Pacific Ocean, 156.41°E, 12.47°N 1935m 2017.9.21. [RSIO: Sample Repository of Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou,Zhejiang, China]

Paratypes:

  • RSIOAS028 DY37-I, Dive105 Weijia Seamount, northwestern Pacific Ocean, 156.78°E, 12.96°N, 1581m, 2016.4.30
  • RSIOAS003, DY31-III, Dive73, Caiqi Seamount, northwestern Pacific Ocean, 154.98°E, 15.22°N, 1807m, 2013.9.9
  • RSIOAS052, DY56, ROV12, RD Seamount, northwestern Pacific Ocean, 149.85°E, 13.36°N, 2125m, 2019.10.10
  • MBM286625, FX-Dive70, M2 seamount near the Mariana Trench, northwestern Pacific Ocean, 139.42°E, 11.27°N 1458m 2016.3.27

Distribution: Known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, on seamounts, 1458–2125 m depth.

ZooBank: 0F238379-CD10-4E51-A74A-0FEF055D72A5

References

Primary references

  • Zhang, R., Zhou, Y., Xiao, N. & Wang, C.. 2020. A New Sponge-associated Starfish, Astrolirus patricki sp. nov. (Asteroidea: Brisingida: Brisingidae), from the northwestern Pacific Seamounts. PeerJ. 8:e9071. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9071 Open access Reference page.  [See p. 5-10, figs. 1-4; original description]
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