Colpaster patricki

Colpaster patricki

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brisingida 

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: Brisingida

Familia: Brisingidae
Genus: Colpaster
Species: Colpaster patricki

Name

  • Colpaster patricki Zhang et al., 2020
    • Type locality: Weijia Seamount, northwestern Pacific Ocean. 12°28′12″N 156°24′36″E / 12.470000°N 156.410000°E / 12.470000; 156.410000. Depth 1935m.
    • Holotype: SRSIOAS044
    • Paratypes: SRSIOAS028; SRSIOAS003; SRSIOAS052; MBM286625
    • Etymology: The name is originated from the character “Patrick Star” in the famous cartoon “SpongeBob Squarepants”, who always spends time with his best friend “SpongeBob”, a benthic sponge. Since all specimens of the new species were observed in situ living on sponges, it was name by Patrick to reflect this curious relationship.

Synonymy

References

  • Zhang, R., Zhou, Y., Xiao, N. & Wang, C.. 2020. A New Sponge-associated Starfish, Astrolirus patricki sp. nov. (Asteroidea: Brisingida: Brisingidae), from the northwestern Pacific Seamounts. PeerJ. 8:e9071. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9071 Open access Reference page.  [See p. 5-10, figs. 1-4; original description of Astrolirus patricki]
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