Biology:Asterina hoensonae

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Short description: Species of starfish

Asterina hoensonae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Asterina
Species:
A. hoensonae
Binomial name
Asterina hoensonae
O'Loughlin, 2009

Asterina hoensonae is a species of pentagonal starfish in the family Asterinidae.[1] The holotype was collected at Cape Agulhas, South Africa .[1][2]

Etymology

The specific epithet "hoensonae" refers to Elizabeth Hoenson of the South Africa Museum who "went to considerable lengths to make available essential loans for this work".[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3200573 entry