Hippasteria lepidonotus

Author: (Fisher, 1905)

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

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 2024-03-29.
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