Biology:Coronaster briareus
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Short description: Species of starfish
| Coronaster briareus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Coronaster briareus (Verrill, 1882)". marinespecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178807.
- ↑ "NOAA Ocean Explorer: Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Habitats: Sept 28 Log". noaa.gov. http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03mex/logs/sept28/sept28.html.
- ↑ 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" (in en). Marine Biodiversity 48 (3): 1381–1390. doi:10.1007/s12526-016-0617-8. ISSN 1867-1616. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/18319/4/Evans%20et%20al%20%282018%29%20Coronaster%20briareus%20in%20the%20Mediterranean.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3274228 entry
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