Evoplosoma nuku

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina 

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: Valvatida
Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Subfamilia: Hippasterinae
Genus: Evoplosoma
Species: Evoplosoma nuku

Name

Evoplosoma nuku Mah, 2022

  • Type locality: Johnston Atoll, North Pacific Ocean. 15º28’N, 171º59’W, 1603 m, Coll. C. Mah & C. Kelley aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, ROV Deep Discoverer. 22 July 2017.
  • Holotype: USNM 1457372

References

  • Mah, C.L 2022. New Genera, Species and Occurrences of Deep-Sea Asteroidea (Valvatacea, Forcipulatacea, Echinodermata) collected from the North Pacific Ocean by the CAPSTONE Expedition. Zootaxa. 5164(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5164.1.1 Paywall Reference page.  [original description of Evoplosoma nuku p. 46–47]
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