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Brisingidae
Sign in to saveThe Brisingidae are a family of starfish found only in the deep sea. They inhabit both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at abyssal depths, and also occur in the Southern Ocean and around Antarctica at slightly shallower depths.
Species
シワウデボソヒトデ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderBrisingida
- FamilyBrisingidae
De Brisingidae zijn een familie van zeesterren uit de orde Brisingida.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 137
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Brisingidae
- Collections
- SIO, NMV, YPM, CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Sandwich Islands, Philippines, Antarctica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Brisingida
- Image
- Brisingid Seastar (Novodinia antillensis).jpg
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- Commons category
- Brisingidae
- taxon name
- Brisingidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Brisingidae
- taxon author citation
- G.O. Sars, 1875
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Biology
- Genera and species
- References
The Brisingidae are a family of starfish found only in the deep sea. They inhabit both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at abyssal depths, and also occur in the Southern Ocean and around Antarctica at slightly shallower depths.
The family was named after Brísingamen, a necklace belonging to Freya from Norse mythology that was stolen by Loki and hidden in the sea.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brisingidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.