DSG - Hippasteria phrygiana

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Hippasteria phrygiana Alternate names: Hippasteria spinosa Author: Parelius, 1768 MBARI 2009: D82-09 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 1990: 02:10 (Polaroid dated 02/05/1990) Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2009: D82-10 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 phrygiana (species) 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 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images 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 2024-11-22.
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