DSG - Hippasteria lepidonotus

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Hippasteria lepidonotus Author: (Fisher, 1905) MBARI 2014: D640-04 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2014: D639-04 Click here for a larger image. Compare with H. californica (H. lepidonotus, left; H. californica, middle: H. lepidonotus right) MBARI 2014: D640-05 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Echinodermata (phylum) Asterozoa (subphylum) Asteroidea (class) Valvatacea (superorder) Valvatida (order) Goniasteridae (family) Hippasterinae (subfamily) Hippasteria (genus) Hippasteria lepidonotus (species) Description General: Compare with H. californica. Deep orange-red, generally flat - less inflated, much larger, perimeter spines shorter and may be more closely spaced. Geographic Information Published depth range: 188 - 1244 m Ocean range (global): Aleutian Islands, British Columbia south to Chile, Galapagos Islands. Locally, Santa Cruz and Rodriguez Seamount. Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information Consulting taxonomist: Christopher Mah, Smithsonian Natural History Museum. References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Mah, C., K. Neill, M. Eléaume, and D. Foltz (2014). New species and global revision ofHippasteria(Hippasterinae: Goniasteridae; Asteroidea; Echinodermata). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 171: 422-456. http://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12131 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Hippasteria lepidonotus ((Fisher, 1905)) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Hippasteria%20lepidonotus. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.
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