Astrophiura caroleae
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Taxonavigation: Ophiurina |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Astrophiuridae
Genus: Astrophiura
Species : Astrophiura caroleae
Name[edit]
Astrophiura caroleae Pawson, 2018
- Type locality: Caribbean Sea, Curacao, towed to Jan Thiel Bay. 12°04′29″N 68°52′57″W / 12.0746°N 68.8825°W. Depth 285–294 m.
- Holotype: USNM 1463102 [1].
- Paratypes: USNM 1463104 [2]; USNM E18595 [3].
- Etymology: named after Carole C. Baldwin.
References[edit]
- Pawson, D.L. 2018. A new species of the remarkable brittle star genus Astrophiura (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the western Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa 4378(2): 257–264. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4378.2.4. Full article (PDF) Reference page.