WoRMS taxon details
Caymanostella scrippscognaticausa Shen, Koch, Seid, Tilic & Rouse, 2024
1778444 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1778444)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Shen, Z.; Koch, N. M.; Seid, C. A.; Tilic, E.; Rouse, G. W. (2024). Three New Species of Deep-Sea Wood-Associated Sea Stars (Asteroidea: Caymanostellidae) from the Eastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5536(3): 351-388., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386555774_Three_New_Species_of_Deep-Sea_Wood-Associated_Sea_Stars_Asteroidea_Caymanostellidae_from_the_Eastern_Pacific
page(s): 363 [details]
page(s): 363 [details]
Holotype SIO-BIC E11441, geounit Costa Rica
Holotype SIO-BIC E11441, geounit Costa Rica [details]
Distribution Known only from the Pacific margin of Costa Rica, confirmed from 990–1010 m and possibly with a broader depth range.
Etymology Caymanostella scrippscognaticausa sp. nov. is named after the Scripps Family group “Cousins for Causes” for their kind...
Distribution Known only from the Pacific margin of Costa Rica, confirmed from 990–1010 m and possibly with a broader depth range. [details]
Etymology Caymanostella scrippscognaticausa sp. nov. is named after the Scripps Family group “Cousins for Causes” for their kind...
Etymology Caymanostella scrippscognaticausa sp. nov. is named after the Scripps Family group “Cousins for Causes” for their kind donation to support research in this study. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Caymanostella scrippscognaticausa Shen, Koch, Seid, Tilic & Rouse, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1778444 on 2025-06-13
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Shen, Z.; Koch, N. M.; Seid, C. A.; Tilic, E.; Rouse, G. W. (2024). Three New Species of Deep-Sea Wood-Associated Sea Stars (Asteroidea: Caymanostellidae) from the Eastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5536(3): 351-388., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386555774_Three_New_Species_of_Deep-Sea_Wood-Associated_Sea_Stars_Asteroidea_Caymanostellidae_from_the_Eastern_Pacific
page(s): 363 [details]
page(s): 363 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SIO-BIC E11441, geounit Costa Rica [details]
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Diagnosis Adult body stellate. Juveniles pentagonal to subpentagonal. Abactinal plates oval to polygonal shaped with curved margin. Abactinal armament spiniform and sparsely distributed. Central disc plates of various sizes but similar shapes and imbricating in irregular cycles.One row of dorsal-lateral plates on each side of a row of carinal plates which are less discernible closer to arm base. Terminal plate square-shaped. Each inferomarginal plate larger than adjoining superomarginal plate. Gonopores visible, located in notches at the radial margin of the proximal-most superomarginal plates. Madreporite single pore or slit to complex grooves. Wide, robust adambulacral spines. [details]Distribution Known only from the Pacific margin of Costa Rica, confirmed from 990–1010 m and possibly with a broader depth range. [details]
Etymology Caymanostella scrippscognaticausa sp. nov. is named after the Scripps Family group “Cousins for Causes” for their kind donation to support research in this study. [details]
Holotype Holotype: SIO-BIC E11441, on wood at Mound 11, Costa Rica, 8.9221°N, 84.3045°W, 1010 m depth, November 3, 2018, HOV Alvin dive 4988, collectors Victoria Orphan and Hang Yu [GenBank: COI = PP627110; 16S = PP572462; H3 = PP658046]. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Scripps Cousins wood-dwelling seastar | [details] |
