Freyastera jiaolongi

Freyastera jiaolongi

Freyastera jiaolongi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brisingida
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: Brisingida

Familia: Freyellidae
Genus: Freyastera
Species: Freyastera jiaolongi

Name

Freyastera jiaolongi Zhang et al., 2025: 738–742, figs. 2, 3, 4, 14A–C

• ZooBank: 316A8A05-1665-4602-AA2F-566281C4E451

• Type locality: Kyushu-Palau Ridge, 12.330671°N 134.472114°E / 12.330671; 134.472114, depth 3523 m.

• Holotype: RSIOAST0117, Kyushu-Palau Ridge; 12.330671°N 134.472114°E / 12.330671; 134.472114, 3523 m; 16 Nov. 2021; cruise DY68, dive JL199.

• Paratypes: RSIOAST0112, Kyushu-Palau Ridge; 13.309640°N 134.591983°E / 13.309640; 134.591983, 3641 m; 13 Nov. 2021; cruise DY68, dive JL197. RSIOAST0113, Kyushu-Palau Ridge; 13.310851°N 134.589032°E / 13.310851; 134.589032, 3541 m; 13 Nov. 2021; cruise DY68, dive JL197.

• Etymology: Named after the Chinese manned submersible Jiaolong that collected all three specimens of the new species.

References

• Zhang, R-Y., Zhou, Y-D., Mao, J-W., Wang, C-S. & Zhang, D-S., 2025. Hidden diversity of Freyastera (Asteroidea, Brisingida, Freyellidae) at great depth: Description of new species and remarks on species boundaries. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(2): 735-760. DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.144918 . Reference page. 

Links

• Freyastera jiaolongi Zhang et al. 2025 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on October 12, 2025

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