Evoplosoma
| Evoplosoma | |
|---|---|
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| Evoplosoma watlingi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Subfamily: | Hippasterinae |
| Genus: | Evoplosoma Fisher, 1906[1] |
Evoplosoma (from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), meaning "well", ὅπλον (hóplon), meaning "weapon, armor", and σῶμα (sôma), meaning "body") is a genus of deep-sea sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.[1]
Description and characteristics
These sea stars are typical five-armed starfish with a sizable disc in the middle. The majority of the species in this genus are found in deep waters, where they appear to prey on other cnidarians and deep sea coral.
List of species
According to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Evoplosoma anguirus Mah, 2024
- Evoplosoma augusti Koehler, 1909
- Evoplosoma besseyae Mah, 2024
- Evoplosoma claguei Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010
- Evoplosoma forcipifera Fisher, 1906
- Evoplosoma mystrion Mah, 2024
- Evoplosoma nizinskiae Mah, 2020
- Evoplosoma nuku Mah, 2022
- Evoplosoma pharos Mah, 2024
- Evoplosoma scorpio Downey, 1981
- Evoplosoma tasmanica (McKnight, 2006)
- Evoplosoma timorensis Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
- Evoplosoma virgo Downey, 1982
- Evoplosoma voratus Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010
- Evoplosoma watlingi Mah, 2015
Evoplosoma watlingi feeding on a deep-sea coral colony
Evoplosoma sp.
References
- 1 2 3 Mah, Christopher L. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Evoplosoma Fisher, 1906". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
External links
- Mah, Christopher L. (February 3, 2015). "Okeanos Explorer, Evoplosoma and the North Atlantic Starfish Coral Predators". The Echinoblog.
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