Solaster namakae

Solaster namakae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida

Familia: Solasteridae
Genus: Solaster
Species: Solaster namakae

Name

Solaster namakae Mah, 2022

Type locality: Hawaiian Islands , North Pacific. 27.0302585, -168.495593, 1979 m. Coll. ROV grab, Hercules / Argus aboard E/ V Nautilus , 23 Sept. 2018.

Holotype: MCZ 151075 [1]

References

• Mah, C.L 2022. New Genera, Species and Occurrences of Deep-Sea Asteroidea (Valvatacea, Forcipulatacea, Echinodermata) collected from the North Pacific Ocean by the CAPSTONE Expedition. Zootaxa. 5164(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5164.1.1 Reference page.  [original description of Solaster namakae p. 64–65]