Evoplosoma anguirus

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
Subfamilia: Hippasterinae
Genus: Evoplosoma
Species: Evoplosoma anguirus

Name

Evoplosoma anguirus Mah, 2024

• Type locality: Juan de Fuca Ridge, North Pacific Ocean, 2269 m.

• Holotype: CASIZ 229351, Juan de Fuca Ridge, 45.04ºN 130.17º W, 2269 m. Coll. D. Clague, MBARI, sample, D80-A5. 2 Sept. 2009. 1 wet spec. R=10.4, r= 3.6 cm

• Etymology: This species name is derived from the Japanese kaiju Anguirus, from the 1995 movie Godzilla Raids Again alluding to the numerous spines present on this species. Noun is held in apposition.

References

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