Bathyceramaster amamiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Bathyceramaster
Species: Bathyceramaster amamiensis

Name

Bathyceramaster amamiensis Mah & Fujita, 2024

• Type locality: Amami Trough, 946–957 m. Coll. KT-93-0-9, St. AM-1, Coll. June 21, 1993, ORE beam Trawl 1 wet spec. R=5.3, r=2.4.

• Holotype: NSMT E-13674A CM0201

• Paratypes: NSMT 13674B . CM0201 Amami Trough , 946–957 m. Coll. KT-93-0-9, St. AM-1, Coll. June 21, 1993, ORE beam Trawl, 2 wet specs. R=5.1, r=2.6; R=5.1, r=2.8. NMNS 13678 Sulu Sea, 1712–1840 m, Coll. KH-72-1, st. 14, May 27 1972 (1 wet spec.) R=2.8, r=1.3.

• Etymology: The species epithet is named for the type locality in the Amami Trough.

References

• Mah, C. L. 2024c. New genera and species of deep-sea Goniasteridae (Asteroidea) from the North Pacific. Zootaxa DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5543.4.1 . Reference page.