Evoplosoma
| Evoplosoma | |
|---|---|
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| Evoplosoma watlingi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Subfamily: | Hippasterinae |
| Genus: | Evoplosoma Fisher, 1906[1] |
Evoplosoma is a genus of deep-sea sea star in the family Goniasteridae.[1]
Description and characteristics
These sea stars are regular, five-armed starfishes, with a large and central disc. Most of the species in this genus live in deep seas, where they seem to be predators of deep sea coral and other cnidarians.
List of species
According to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Evoplosoma augusti Koehler, 1909
- Evoplosoma claguei Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010
- Evoplosoma forcipifera Fisher, 1906
- Evoplosoma scorpio Downey, 1981
- Evoplosoma tasmanica (McKnight, 2006)
- Evoplosoma timorensis Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
- Evoplosoma virgo Downey, 1982
- Evoplosoma voratus Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010
- Evoplosoma watlingi Mah, 2015[2]
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Evoplosoma watlingi feeding on a deep-sea coral colony
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Evoplosoma sp.
External links
- Mah, Christopher L. (February 3, 2015). "Okeanos Explorer,Evoplosoma and the North Atlantic Starfish Coral Predators". The Echinoblog.
References
- 1 2 3 Mah, Christopher L. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Evoplosoma Fisher, 1906". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ↑ WoRMS (2015). C. L. Mah, eds. "Evoplosoma watlingi Mah, 2015". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species.
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