Caymanostella persephone

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Velatida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 persephone

Name

Caymanostella persephone Christodoulou, Mah & Martínez Arbizu, 2025

• ZooBank: 01A2A1E2-AEDF-4555-9A0B-98CABE18BD2C

• Type locality: Pacific Ocean, Clarion and the Clipperton Fracture Zone, 14.034500°N 130.093333°W / 14.034500; -130.093333, depth 5030.7 m.

• Holotype: SMF 6947.

References

• Christodoulou, M., Mah, C.L., Martínez Arbizu P. 2025. Two new Caymanostella species discovered at deep-sea wood falls in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone. Scientific Reports 15(1): 1–12. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-00753-5 . Reference page.  [p. 2–8, figs. 1A–E, 2A–E, 3A−E, 3I, 3J, 3M, 3N]

Links

• Caymanostella persephone Christodoulou, Mah & Arbizu 2025 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on August 22, 2025