Freyellidae
| Freyellidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Freyastera sp. south from Porto Rico (4500m deep). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Brisingida |
| Family: | Freyellidae Downey, 1986[1][2] |
| Diversity | |
| 6 genera, 48 species | |
The Freyellidae are a family of deep-sea-dwelling sea stars. It is one of two families in the ordo Brisingida.[3] The majority of species in this family are found in Antarctic waters and near Australia. Other species have been found near New Zealand and the United States.[4]
Taxonomy
- Family Freyellidae
- Genus Astrocles Fisher, 1917 — three species
- Astrocles actinodetus
- Astrocles djakonovi
- Astrocles japonicus
- Genus Belgicella Ludwig, 1903 — monotypic
- Belgicella racowitzana
- Genus Colpaster Sladen, 1889 — two species
- Colpaster edwardsi
- Colpaster scutigerula
- Genus Freyastera Downey, 1986 — six species
- Freyastera benthophila
- Freyastera digitata
- Freyastera mexicana
- Freyastera mortenseni
- Freyastera sexradiata
- Freyastera tuberculata
- Genus Freyella Perrier, 1885 (synonym: Freyellidea, Fisher, 1917) — 31 species
- Genus Freyellaster Fisher 1918 — five species
- Freyellaster fecundus
- Freyellaster intermedius
- Freyellaster polycnema
- Freyellaster scalaris
- Freyellaster spatulifer
- Genus Astrocles Fisher, 1917 — three species
References
- ↑ "Antarctic Invertebrates: Brisingida". Invertebrates.si.edu. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ↑ "The World Asteroidea Database - Freyellidae". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ↑ Marinespecies.org
- ↑ GBIF.org
- Clark, A.M.and Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (2001). Echinoderm Studies, 6: pp. 229–347 (look up in IMIS) [details]
- Downey. M.E. (1986). Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with description of a new genus and family. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No.435. 57pp.
- Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Freyella Perrier, 1885. In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123217 on 2013-11-25
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