Novodinia antillensis

Novodinia antillensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Brisingida
Family: Brisingidae
Genus: Novodinia
Species:
N. antillensis
Binomial name
Novodinia antillensis
(A.H. Clark, 1934) [1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Odinia antillensis A.H. Clark, 1934

Novodinia antillensis, the velcro sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Brisingidae. It is found in the deep sea in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic Ocean, being quite common at a depth of around 500 m (1,640 ft) on the Mesoamerican Reef off Roatán, Honduras.[2]

  1. ^ a b Mah, Christopher (2009). "Novodinia antillensis (A.H. Clark, 1934)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Brisingid Seastar". Ocean Images. NOAA. Retrieved 9 February 2018.