Coronaster briareus
| Coronaster briareus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Asteriidae |
| Genus: | Coronaster |
| Species: | C. briareus
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| Binomial name | |
| Coronaster briareus (Verrill, 1882)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Asterias briareus Verrill, 1882 | |
Coronaster briareus is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae.[1] It is fast moving and grows to nearly 30 cm. As a defense mechanism it can shed its legs, which later regenerate.[2] This species has an established population in the Maltese waters.[3]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Coronaster briareus.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coronaster briareus (Verrill, 1882)". marinespecies.org.
- ^ "NOAA Ocean Explorer: Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Habitats: Sept 28 Log". noaa.gov.
- ^ Evans, Julian; Knittweis, Leyla; Aguilar, Ricardo; Alvarez, Helena; Borg, Joseph A.; Garcia, Silvia; Schembri, Patrick J. (September 2018). "On the occurrence of Coronaster briareus (Echinodermata, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae) in the Mediterranean Sea" (PDF). Marine Biodiversity. 48 (3): 1381–1390. Bibcode:2018MarBd..48.1381E. doi:10.1007/s12526-016-0617-8. ISSN 1867-1616. S2CID 15444890.