Biology:Apollonaster yucatanensis

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Short description: Species of sea star

Apollonaster yucatanensis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genus: Apollonaster
Species:
A. yucatanensis
Binomial name
Apollonaster yucatanensis
Halpern, 1970

Apollonaster yucatanensis is a species of abyssal sea star within the family Goniasteridae.[1] Its distribution is within the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, at depths of 1135.5 meters below sea level in benthic environments.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2243836 entry