Asterina hoensonae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Asterinidae |
Genus: | Asterina |
Species: | A. hoensonae
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Binomial name | |
Asterina hoensonae O'Loughlin, 2009
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Asterina hoensonae is a species of pentagonal starfish in the family Asterinidae. [1] The holotype was collected at Cape Agulhas, South Africa. [1] [2]
The specific epithet "hoensonae" refers to Elizabeth Hoenson of the South Africa Museum who "went to considerable lengths to make available essential loans for this work". [1]