Evoplosoma

Evoplosoma is a genus of deep-sea sea star in the family Goniasteridae.[1]

Evoplosoma
Evoplosoma watlingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Valvatida
Family:
Goniasteridae
Subfamily:
Hippasterinae
Genus:
Evoplosoma

Fisher, 1906[1]

Description and characteristics

These sea stars are regular, five-armed starfishes, with a large and central disc. Most of the species in this genus live in deep seas, where they seem to be predators of deep sea coral and other cnidarians.

List of species

According to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Evoplosoma augusti Koehler, 1909
  • Evoplosoma claguei Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010
  • Evoplosoma forcipifera Fisher, 1906
  • Evoplosoma scorpio Downey, 1981
  • Evoplosoma tasmanica (McKnight, 2006)
  • Evoplosoma timorensis Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
  • Evoplosoma virgo Downey, 1982
  • Evoplosoma voratus Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010
  • Evoplosoma watlingi Mah, 2015[2]
  • Evoplosoma claguei.
  • Evoplosoma watlingi feeding on a deep-sea coral colony
  • Evoplosoma sp.

References
  1. Mah, Christopher L. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Evoplosoma Fisher, 1906". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. WoRMS (2015). Mah CL (ed.). "Evoplosoma watlingi Mah, 2015". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)


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