Colpaster patricki

Colpaster patricki

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brisingida
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: Brisingida

Familia: Brisingidae
Genus: Colpaster
Species: Colpaster patricki

Name

• Colpaster patricki Zhang et al., 2020
  • Type locality: Weijia Seamount, northwestern Pacific Ocean. 12.470000°N 156.410000°E / 12.470000; 156.410000. Depth 1935m.
  • Holotype: SRSIOAS044
  • Paratypes: SRSIOAS028; SRSIOAS003; SRSIOAS052; MBM286625
  • Etymology: The name is originated from the character “Patrick Star” in the famous cartoon “SpongeBob Squarepants”, who always spends time with his best friend “SpongeBob”, a benthic sponge. Since all specimens of the new species were observed in situ living on sponges, it was name by Patrick to reflect this curious relationship.

Synonymy

• Astrolirus patricki Zhang, Zhou, Xiao & Wang, 2020

References

• Zhang, R., Zhou, Y., Xiao, N. & Wang, C.. 2020. A New Sponge-associated Starfish, Astrolirus patricki sp. nov. (Asteroidea: Brisingida: Brisingidae), from the northwestern Pacific Seamounts. PeerJ. 8:e9071. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9071 Reference page.  [See p. 5-10, figs. 1-4; original description of Astrolirus patricki]