Biology:Asterina hoensonae
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Short description: Species of starfish
| Asterina hoensonae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Asterina |
| Species: | A. hoensonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Asterina hoensonae O'Loughlin, 2009
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 O'Loughlin, P. Mark (2009). "New asterinid species from Africa and Australia (Echinodermata: Asteroidea:Asterinidae)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria 66 (2): 203–213. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2009.66.18. ISSN 1447-2546. https://museumsvictoria.com.au/collections-research/journals/memoirs-of-museum-victoria/volume-66-issue-2-2009/pages-203-213/.
- ↑ Mah, C.L. (2021). "Asterina hoensonae O'Loughlin, 2009". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=459138.
Wikidata ☰ Q3200573 entry
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