Heligmaster pele

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Velatida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Velatida

Familia: Myxasteridae
Genus: Heligmaster
Species: Heligmaster pele

Name

Heligmaster pele Mah, 2022

Type locality: Hawaiian Islands . 25.4033117059, -163.9256143, 2407 m, Coll. ROV grab, Hercules / Argus aboard E/ V Nautilus , 29 Sept. 2018

Holotype: MCZ 151023 [1]

Paratype: MCZ 151015 [2]

References

• Mah, C.L 2022. New Genera, Species and Occurrences of Deep-Sea Asteroidea (Valvatacea, Forcipulatacea, Echinodermata) collected from the North Pacific Ocean by the CAPSTONE Expedition. Zootaxa. 5164(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5164.1.1 Reference page.  [original description of Heligmaster pele p. 23–25]