Freyellidae

Freyellidae
Freyastera sp. south from Porto Rico (4500m deep).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Brisingida
Family: Freyellidae
Downey, 1986[1][2]
Diversity
6 genera,
48 species

The Freyellidae are a family of deep-sea-dwelling sea stars. It is one of two families in the ordo Brisingida.[3] The majority of species in this family are found in Antarctic waters and near Australia. Other species have been found near New Zealand and the United States.[4]

Taxonomy

  • Family Freyellidae
    • Genus Astrocles Fisher, 1917 — three species
      • Astrocles actinodetus
      • Astrocles djakonovi
      • Astrocles japonicus
    • Genus Belgicella Ludwig, 1903 — monotypic
      • Belgicella racovitzana
    • Genus Colpaster Sladen, 1889 — two species
      • Colpaster edwardsii
      • Colpaster scutigerula
    • Genus Freyastera Downey, 1986 — six species
      • Freyastera benthophila
      • Freyastera digitata
      • Freyastera mexicana
      • Freyastera mortenseni
      • Freyastera sexradiata
      • Freyastera tuberculata
    • Genus Freyella Perrier, 1885 (synonym: Freyellidea, Fisher, 1917) — 31 species
    • Genus Freyellaster Fisher 1918 — five species
      • Freyellaster fecundus
      • Freyellaster intermedius
      • Freyellaster polycnema
      • Freyellaster scalaris
      • Freyellaster spatulifer

References

  1. ↑ "Antarctic Invertebrates: Brisingida". Invertebrates.si.edu. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  2. ↑ "The World Asteroidea Database - Freyellidae". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  3. ↑ Marinespecies.org
  4. ↑ GBIF.org
  • Clark, A.M. and Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (2001). Echinoderm Studies, 6: pp. 229–347
  • Downey, M.E. (1986). Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with description of a new genus and family. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No.435. 57pp.
  • Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Freyella Perrier, 1885. In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123217 on 2013-11-25


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