Endoxocrinus kexuei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Isocrinida
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: Crinozoa Classis: Crinoidea Subclassis: Articulata Ordo: Isocrinida

Familia: Balanocrinidae
Subfamilia: Diplocrininae
Genera: Endoxocrinus
Subgenera: Endoxocrinus (Diplocrinus)
Species: Endoxocrinus kexuei

Name

Endoxocrinus (Diplocrinus) kexuei Sun, Mei & Sha, 2025

• Holotype: MBM287584, collected from one rotten piece of wood in the cold seep area of the Taixinan Basin, South China Sea, at the station FX-Dive 125 (22°02.58'N, 118°46.83'E), depth 833.7 m, hard substrate.

• Paratype: MBM287585 (one specimen), collection data same as the holotype.

• Etymology: The species name is derived from the oceanographic vessel “Kexue” of the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, which made a significant contribution to the biological research in the South China Sea.

References

• Sun, S., Mei, Z-J. & Sha, Z-L. 2025. Endoxocrinus (Diplocrinus) kexuei, a new species of stalked crinoid (Echinodermata, Crinoidea, Isocrinida, Balanocrinidae) from rotten wood in the cold seep area of the Taixinan Basin, South China Sea. ZooKeys 1241: 185–204. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1241.128991 Reference page.