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Brisinga
Sign in to saveBrisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderBrisingida
- FamilyBrisingidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 51
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Brisingidae
- Collections
- USNM, SIO, NMV, YPM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Japan, United States, Namibia, Mexico, Chile, Australia, La Reunion, Nouvelle-Caledonie
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Encyclopedic overview
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Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
==Species== Brisinga Asbjørnsen, 1856 Brisinga alberti Fisher, 1907 Brisinga analoga (Fisher, 1919) Brisinga andamanica Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 Brisinga bengalensis Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 Brisinga chathamica McKnight, 1973 Brisinga costata Verrill, 1884 Brisinga cricophora Sladen, 1889 Brisinga distincta Sladen, 1889 Brisinga endecacnemos Asbjørnsen, 1856 Brisinga eucoryne Fisher, 1916 Brisinga evermanni Fisher, 1906 Brisinga gunnii Alcock, 1893 Brisinga hirsuta Perrier, 1894 Brisinga insularum Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 Brisinga panopla Fisher, 1906 Brisinga parallela Koehler, 1909 Brisinga synaptoma (Fisher, 1917) Brisinga tasmani H.E.S. Clark, 1970 Brisinga trachydisca Fisher, 1916 Brisinga variispina Ludwig, 1905
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