Kingdom Animalia Superorder Forcipulatacea Higher classification Forcipulatacea Rank Order | Subphylum Eleutherozoa Scientific name Brisingida Phylum Echinodermata | |
Similar Starfish, Notomyotida, Velatida, Forcipulatida, Paxillosida |
The Brisingids are deep-sea-dwelling starfish in the order Brisingida.
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Description
These starfish have between six and 18 long, attenuated arms which they use for suspension feeding. Other characteristics include a single series of marginals, a fused ring of disc plates, the lack of actinal plates, a spool-like ambulacral column, reduced abactinal plates, and crossed pedicellariae.
Distribution
Brisingida occur in a number of deep-sea locations, particularly in the Caribbean and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
The Brisingida contain two families, with 18 genera:
References
Brisingida Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA