Bathycrinus australis

Bathycrinus australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Comatulida
Family: Bathycrinidae
Genus: Bathycrinus
Species:
B. australis
Binomial name
Bathycrinus australis
Clark, 1907 [1]

Bathycrinus australis is a species of sea lily, a crinoid in the family Bathycrinidae. It is native to deep water in the Antarctic Ocean.[1] It was initially identified as Bathycrinus aldrichianus by Philip Herbert Carpenter following the 1872-1876 HMS Challenger expedition.[2] It was later distinguished as a new species by the American zoologist Austin Hobart Clark.[3]

  1. ^ a b Messing, Charles (2015). "Bathycrinus australis AH Clark, 1907". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  2. ^ Carpenter, P.H. (1884). Report upon the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1874–1876. Part I - General morphology, with description of the stalked crinoids. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. ^ Clark, A.H. (1907). "A new stalked crinoid (Ptilocrinus pinnatus) from the Pacific coast with a note on Bathycrinus". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 32 (1547): 551–554. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.32-1547.551.