Astrolirus

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Astrolirus
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Astrolirus patricki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Brisingida
Family: Brisingidae
Genus: Astrolirus
Fisher, 1917
Species

Astrolirus panamensis
Astrolirus patricki

Astrolirus is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Brisingidae. They are found in benthic habitats in the Pacific Ocean. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

There are two known species: [1] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Astrolirus Fisher, 1917". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. ↑ The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Vol. 20. London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd. 1917.
  3. ↑ "Astrolirus Fisher, 1917". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. ↑ "ITIS - Report: Astrolirus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  5. 1 2 Zhang, Ruiyan; Zhou, Yadong; Xiao, Ning; Wang, Chunsheng (2020-05-27). "A new sponge-associated starfish, Astrolirus patricki sp. nov. (Asteroidea: Brisingida: Brisingidae), from the northwestern Pacific seamounts". PeerJ. 8 e9071. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9071 . ISSN   2167-8359. PMC   7261123 . PMID   32518717.


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