Biology:Brisingida

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Short description: Order of starfishes

Brisingida
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Brisingid sea star
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Superorder: Forcipulatacea
Order: Brisingida
Fisher, 1928
Families

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The Brisingids are deep-sea-dwelling starfish in the order Brisingida.[1][2]

Description

These starfish have between 6 and 18 long, attenuated arms which they use for suspension feeding.[3] Other characteristics include a single series of marginals, a fused ring of disc plates, the lack of actinal plates, a spool-like ambulacral column, reduced abactinal plates, and crossed pedicellariae.[4] They are 40 times the size of disk radius and have 7–20 flexible spiny arms.[5]

Distribution

Brisingida occur in a number of deep-sea locations, particularly in the Caribbean and New Zealand.[6]

An orange brisingid on black coral at 1,950 m in California , Davidson Seamount

This type of species are found of varying size especially in the eastern Pacific Ocean at a depth of 1,820–2,418 m.[5]

Taxonomy

The Brisingida contain two families, with 18 genera:[2]

  • Family Brisingidae, G.O. Sars, 1875[7]
    • Genus Astrolirus, Fisher, 1917 — (two species)
    • Genus Astrostephane, Fisher, 1917 — (two species)
    • Genus Brisinga Asbjørnsen, 1856 (synonym: Craterobrisinga, Fisher, 1916) — (20 species)
    • Genus Brisingaster Loriol, 1883 — (monotypic)
    • Genus Brisingella Fisher, 1917 — (monotypic)
    • Genus Brisingenes Fisher, 1917 — (four species)
    • Genus Hymenodiscus Perrier, 1884 — (16 species)
    • Genus Midgardia Downey, 1972 — (monotypic)
    • Genus Novodinia Dartnall, Pawson, Pope & B.J. Smith, 1969 (synonym: Odinia, Perrier, 1885) — (13 species)
    • Genus Odinella Fisher, 1940 — (monotypic)
    • Genus Stegnobrisinga Fisher, 1916 — (three species)
  • Family Freyellidae, Downey, 1986[8][9]
    • Genus Astrocles Fisher, 1917 — (three species)
    • Genus Belgicella Ludwig, 1903 — (monotypic)
    • Genus Colpaster Sladen, 1889 — (two species)
    • Genus Freyastera Downey, 1986 — (six species)
    • Genus Freyella Perrier, 1885 (synonym: Freyellidea, Fisher, 1917) — (31 species)
    • Genus Freyellaster Fisher 1918 — (five species)

References

  1. "Asteroidea". Tolweb.org. 2004-10-07. http://www.tolweb.org/Asteroidea. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mah, C. (2014). "Brisingida". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123085. 
  3. "Asterozoa: Fossil groups: SciComms 05-06: Earth Sciences". Palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk. 2005-11-22. http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Fossilgroups/asteroz2/index_f/mod_fm.html#anchor776058. 
  4. "Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with Description of a New Genus and Family". http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/5505/2/SCtZ-0435-Lo_res.pdf. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Zhang (May 27, 2020). "A new sponge-associated starfish, Astrolirus patricki sp. nov. (Asteroidea: Brisingida: Brisingidae), from the northwestern Pacific seamounts". https://peerj.com/articles/9071.pdf. 
  6. "Data Use Agreement – GBIF Portal". Gbif.net. 2007-02-22. http://www.gbif.net/species/13141306. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  7. Mah, C. (2014). "Brisingidae G.O. Sars, 1875". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123119. 
  8. "Antarctic Invertebrates: Brisingida". Invertebrates.si.edu. 1970-01-01. http://invertebrates.si.edu/antiz/taxon_view.cfm?ScreenWidth=1440&ScreenHeight=803&MODE=taxon&TAXON=1090. 
  9. Mah, C. (2014). "Freyellidae Downey, 1986". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123120. 

Further reading

  • Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336–351 (look up in IMIS) [details]
  • Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN:0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (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. [details]
  • Fisher, W.K. (1917). New genera and species of Brisingidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20(8): 418–431. [details]
  • Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates. [details]
  • 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]

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