Aquilonastra chantalae
| Aquilonastra chantalae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Aquilonastra |
| Species: | A. chantalae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquilonastra chantalae O'Loughlin & MacKenzie, 2013 | |
Aquilonastra chantalae is a species of starfish from the Asterinidae family.
Systematics
This species was described in 2013 by P. Mark O'Loughlin and Melanie Mackenzie. Its name honours Chantal Conand, French specialist of the tropical Indo-Pacific echinoderms.[1]
References
- ↑ O'Loughlin, P. Mark; Mackenzie, Melanie (2013). "Asterinid seastars from the Mozambique Channel (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Asterinidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 3613 (2): 176–180. ISSN 1175-5334..
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