Narcissia ahearnae, a new species of sea star from the Western Atlantic (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Valvatida)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 04 Jan 2007Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 1,386 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Pawson, David L.;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1386.1.6 , 10.5281/zenodo.175124

handle: 10088/21653

Narcissia ahearnae, a new species of sea star from the Western Atlantic (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Valvatida)

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Abstract

Narcissia ahearnae, new species, is described from off the east coast of Florida and the Bahamas, in depths of 53–135 m. It is distinctive in having conspicuous undulating carinal ridges extending from the center of the disc along the upper surfaces of the arms.

Related Organizations

National Museum of Natural History
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
United States
Smithsonian Institution
United States

Keywords

Asteroidea, Animalia, Valvatida, Biodiversity, Ophidiasteridae, Taxonomy, Echinodermata

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