Hippasteria phrygiana

Alternate names: Hippasteria spinosa

Author: Parelius, 1768

Description

General: Can exhibit morphological differences over the geographic range.



Geographic Information

Ocean range (global): Cosmopolitan; North Pacific, South Pacific, Atlantic, South Atlantic.

Published depth range: 10 to 1405 m

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 phrygiana (Parelius, 1768) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Hippasteria%20phrygiana. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-03-29.
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