Asterina hoensonae

Asterina hoensonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Valvatida
Family:	Asterinidae
Genus:	Asterina
Species:	A. hoensonae
Binomial name
	Asterina hoensonae; O'Loughlin, 2009

Last updated August 08, 2025

Asterina hoensonae is a species of pentagonal starfish in the family Asterinidae.^[1] The holotype was collected at Cape Agulhas, South Africa.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet "hoensonae" refers to Elizabeth Hoenson of the South Africa Museum who "went to considerable lengths to make available essential loans for this work".^[1]

References

1 2 3 O'Loughlin, P. Mark (2009). "New asterinid species from Africa and Australia (Echinodermata: Asteroidea:Asterinidae)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 66 (2): 203–213. doi: 10.24199/j.mmv.2009.66.18 . eISSN 1447-2554. ISSN 1447-2546.
↑ Mah, C.L. (2021). "Asterina hoensonae O'Loughlin, 2009". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 O'Loughlin, P. Mark (2009). "New asterinid species from Africa and Australia (Echinodermata: Asteroidea:Asterinidae)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 66 (2): 203–213. doi: 10.24199/j.mmv.2009.66.18 . eISSN 1447-2554. ISSN 1447-2546.

[2] Mah, C.L. (2021). "Asterina hoensonae O'Loughlin, 2009". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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