Description
General:
Six-rayed, light-colored, pink to darker pink (see images). Note that these often appear to have 5 arms (sometimes a 6th arm may be underneath the others).
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Northwest Pacific; Axial Seamount area.
Habitat description:
Benthic, hard substrate.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Christopher Mah, Smithsonian Natural History Museum.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mah, C., K. Linse, J. Copley, L. Marsh, A. Rogers, D. Clague, and D. Foltz (2015). Description of a new family, new genus, and two new species of deep-sea Forcipulatacea (Asteroidea), including the first known sea star from hydrothermal vent habitats. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 174: 93-113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12229
Citation:
Paulasterias mcclaini
(Mah, et al., 2015) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Paulasterias%20mcclaini. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.