Bathycrinus aldrichianus

Bathycrinus aldrichianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Comatulida
Family: Bathycrinidae
Genus: Bathycrinus
Species:
B. aldrichianus
Binomial name
Bathycrinus aldrichianus
Thomson, 1876 [1]
Synonyms[1]
  • B. campbellianus
    P.H. Carpenter, 1884
  • B. serratus
    A.H. Clark, 1908

Bathycrinus aldrichianus is a species of sea lily, a crinoid in the family Bathycrinidae. It is native to deep water in the North Atlantic Ocean.[1] It was first described by the Scottish marine zoologist Charles Wyville Thomson (who had been chief scientist on the Challenger Expedition) and named in honour of Pelham Aldrich, a British naval officer and explorer.[2] It is believed to be the crinoid living at the greatest depth.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Messing, Charles (2013). "Bathycrinus aldrichianus Thomson, 1876". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  2. ^ "The Tumbrel Diaries: Christmas Island". angustrumble.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  3. ^ Macurda, Donald B. Jr.; Meyer, David L. (1976). "The Morphology and Life Habits of the Abyssal Crinoid Bathycrinus aldrichianus Wyville Thomson, and Its Paleontological Implications". Journal of Paleontology. 50 (4): 647–667. JSTOR 1303662.