Henricia oculata | |
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Henricia oculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Spinulosida |
Family: | Echinasteridae |
Genus: | Henricia |
Species: | H. oculata
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Binomial name | |
Henricia oculata (Pennant, 1777)[1]
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Henricia oculata, commonly known as the bloody Henry starfish,[2] is a species of starfish in the family Echinasteridae. It is native to northwestern Europe. It was first described as Asterias oculata by the British zoologist Thomas Pennant in 1777, later being transferred to the genus Henricia.[1]