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