Caymanostella loresae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Velatida
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: Velatida

Familia: Caymanostellidae
Genus: Caymanostella
Species: Caymanostella loresae

Name

Caymanostella loresae Shen et al., 2024

• ZooBank: 4BB9FDCB-FF29-4046-B74C-30D8C0C552BB

• Type locality: Pacific Ocean, on wood at Tamayo Fracture Zone, Gulf of California, Mexico, 22.962800°N 108.157600°W / 22.962800; -108.157600, 3054 m depth.

• Holotype: SIO BIC E11477 [1].

• Paratypes: SIO BIC E11393 [2]; SMF 6940; USNM 1487403.

References

• Shen, Z., Mongiardino Koch, N., Seid, C., Tilic, E., Rouse, G.W. 2024. Three New Species of Deep-Sea Wood-Associated Sea Stars (Asteroidea: Caymanostellidae) from the Eastern Pacific. Zootaxa 5536(3): 351–388. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.1 . Reference page.  [p. 379–383, figs. 14–16]

Links

• Caymanostella loresae Shen, Koch, Seid, Tilic & Rouse, 2024 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on August 23, 2025