Astrolirus is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Brisingidae. They are found in benthic habitats in the Pacific Ocean.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Astrolirus | |
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| Astrolirus patricki | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Brisingida |
| Family: | Brisingidae |
| Genus: | Astrolirus Fisher, 1917 |
| Species | |
There are two known species:[1][5]
- Astrolirus panamensis (Ludwig, 1905)
- Astrolirus patricki Zhang, Zhou, Xiao & Wang, 2020
References
edit- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Astrolirus Fisher, 1917". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Vol. 20. London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd. 1917.
- ^ "Astrolirus Fisher, 1917". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Astrolirus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ a b Zhang, Ruiyan; Zhou, Yadong; Xiao, Ning; Wang, Chunsheng (2020-05-27). "A new sponge-associated starfish, Astrolirus patricki sp. nov. (Asteroidea: Brisingida: Brisingidae), from the northwestern Pacific seamounts". PeerJ. 8: e9071. doi:10.7717/peerj.9071. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 7261123. PMID 32518717.
External links
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