Promachocrinus kerguelensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Crinoidea |
Order: | Comatulida |
Family: | Antedonidae |
Genus: | Promachocrinus |
Species: | P. kerguelensis
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Binomial name | |
Promachocrinus kerguelensis Carpenter, 1879[1]
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Promachocrinus kerguelensis is a species of free-swimming, stemless crinoids. It was the only member of its genus until several species were discovered in 2023.[2] P. keruguelensis a coldwater crinoid which is found in the seas around Antarctica and surrounding island groups, including under the sea ice.[3]