Brisinga endecacnemos

Brisinga endecacnemos is a species of starfish found in deep waters off Norway, Rockall Trough off Ireland, the Cape Verde area of Portugal, to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The species is described as being a "brilliant red", with a body measuring between 2.8cm and 3.0cm, with 9 to 12 limbs generally longer than 33cm. Upon its discovery it was deemed to be an evolutionary link between ophiuroids and asteroids.[1][2][3]

Brisinga endecacnemos
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B. endecacnemos
Binomial name
Brisinga endecacnemos

References

  1. C. Mah; M. Segonzac (2006). "Brisinga endecacnemos Asbjørnsen, 1856" (PDF). Denisia. 18: 477. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Brisinga endecacnemos". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brisinga endecacnemos Asbjørnsen, 1856". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-10-10.


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