Brisingidae

Brisingidae
Brisingid sea star
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Brisingida
Family: Brisingidae
Genera

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The Brisingidae are a family of deep-sea-dwelling sea stars[1][2] containing these genera and species:[3] The family was named after Brísingamen, the necklace of Freya hat was hidden in the sea by Loki.[4]

  • Astrolirus Fisher, 1917
    • Astrolirus panamensis (Ludwig, 1905)
  • Astrostephane Fisher, 1917
    • Astrostephane acanthogenys (Fisher, 1916)
    • Astrostephane moluccana (Fisher, 1916)
  • Brisinga Asbjørnsen, 1856
    • Brisinga alberti Fisher, 1907
    • Brisinga analoga (Fisher, 1919)
    • Brisinga andamanica Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
    • Brisinga bengalensis Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
    • Brisinga chathamica McKnight, 1973
    • Brisinga costata Verrill, 1884
    • Brisinga cricophora Sladen, 1889
    • Brisinga distincta Sladen, 1889
    • Brisinga endecacnemos Asbjørnsen, 1856
    • Brisinga eucoryne Fisher, 1916
    • Brisinga evermanni Fisher, 1906
    • Brisinga gunnii Alcock, 1893
    • Brisinga hirsuta Perrier, 1894
    • Brisinga insularum Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
    • Brisinga panopla Fisher, 1906
    • Brisinga parallela Koehler, 1909
    • Brisinga synaptoma (Fisher, 1917)
    • Brisinga tasmani H.E.S. Clark, 1970
    • Brisinga trachydisca Fisher, 1916
    • Brisinga variispina Ludwig, 1905
  • Brisingaster Loriol, 1883
    • Brisingaster robillardi de Loriol, 1883
  • Brisingella Fisher, 1917
    • Brisingella verticillata (Sladen, 1889)
  • Brisingenes Fisher, 1917
    • Brisingenes anchista Fisher, 1919
    • Brisingenes mimica (Fisher, 1916)
    • Brisingenes multicostata (Verrill, 1894)
    • Brisingenes plurispinula Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
  • Hymenodiscus Perrier, 1884
    • Hymenodiscus agassizi (Perrier, 1882)
    • Hymenodiscus aotearoa (McKnight, 1973)
    • Hymenodiscus armillata (Sladen, 1889)
    • Hymenodiscus beringiana (Korovchinsky, 1967)
    • Hymenodiscus coronata (Sars G.O., 1872)
    • Hymenodiscus distincta (Sladen, 1889)
    • Hymenodiscus exilis (Fisher, 1905)
    • Hymenodiscus fragilis (Fisher, 1906)
    • Hymenodiscus membranacea (Sladen, 1889)
    • Hymenodiscus monacantha H.L. Clark, 1920
    • Hymenodiscus ochotensis Djakonov, 1950
    • Hymenodiscus pannychia Fisher, 1928
    • Hymenodiscus pusilla Fisher, 1917
    • Hymenodiscus submembranacea (Doderlein, 1927)
    • Hymenodiscus tenella (Luwig, 1905)
    • Hymenodiscus verticellata (Sladen, 1889)
  • Labidiaster Lütken, 1872
  • Midgardia Downey, 1972
    • Midgardia xandaros Downey, 1972
  • Novodinia Dartnall, Pawson, Pope & B.J. Smith, 1969
    • Novodinia americana (Verrill, 1880)
    • Novodinia antillensis (A.H.Clark, 1934)
    • Novodinia austini (Koehler, 1909)
    • Novodinia australis (H.L. Clark, 1916)
    • Novodinia clarki (Koehler, 1909)
    • Novodinia homonyma Downey, 1986
    • Novodinia magister Fisher, 1917
    • Novodinia novaezelandiae (H.E.S. Clark, 1962)
    • Novodinia pacifica (Fisher, 1906)
    • Novodinia pandina (Sladen, 1889)
    • Novodinia penichra (Fisher, 1916)
    • Novodinia radiata Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
    • Novodinia semicoronata (Perrier, 1885)
  • Odinella Fisher, 1940
    • Odinella nutrix Fisher, 1940
  • Stegnobrisinga Fisher, 1916
    • Stegnobrisinga gracilis (Koehler, 1909)
    • Stegnobrisinga placoderma Fisher, 1916
    • Stegnobrisinga splendens H.L. Clark, 1926

References

  1. ↑ "Asteroidea". Tolweb.org. 2004-10-07. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brisingida". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  3. ↑ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123119
  4. ↑ Sjøstjerner Asteroidea


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