Bathycrinus gracilis is a species of sea lily, a crinoid in the family Bathycrinidae. It is native to the North Atlantic.[1] It was described by Charles Wyville Thomson.[2]
Bathycrinus gracilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Crinoidea |
Order: | Comatulida |
Family: | Bathycrinidae |
Genus: | Bathycrinus |
Species: | B. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Bathycrinus gracilis |
Distribution
editBathycrinus gracilis is found in the North Atlantic at a depth of around 4,456 metres (14,619 ft).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Messing, Charles (2015). "Bathycrinus gracilis Thomson, 1877". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ^ Thomson, C.W. (1872). "On the crinoids of the "Porcupine" deep-sea dredging expedition". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 7: 764–773.