Astrolirus patricki
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Brisingida
Family: Brisingidae
Genus: Astrolirus
Species:
A. patricki
Binomial name
Astrolirus patricki
Zhang, Zhou, Xiao & Wang, 2020

Astrolirus patricki is a species of starfish in the family Brisingidae. It is a deep-sea species found on seamounts in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, at a depth of between 1,458–2,125 metres (4,783–6,972 ft).[1][2]

This species was discovered to science in 2013, and described in 2020. All known specimens of the species were observed attached to hexactinellid sponges, indicating a close, possibly commensal, relationship between both taxa. Due to this apparent relationship with sponges, the species was named Astrolirus patricki as a reference to Patrick Star, an anthropomorphic starfish character from the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, who is best friends with the titular character, an anthropomorphic sponge.[3][4][5]

In 2021, the World Register of Marine Species selected A. patricki as one of "ten remarkable new species from 2020".[6]

References

  1. ^ Zhang, Ruiyan; Zhou, Yadong; Xiao, Ning; Wang, Chunsheng (2020-05-27). "A new sponge-associated starfish, Astrolirus patricki sp. nov. (Asteroidea: Brisingida: Brisingidae), from the northwestern Pacific seamounts". PeerJ. 8: e9071. doi:10.7717/peerj.9071. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 7261123. PMID 32518717.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Astrolirus patricki Zhang, Zhou, Xiao & Wang, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. ^ "SOO PhD Student Named A New Marine Species Patrick Star-SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY". soo.sjtu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. ^ "A new species named Astrolirus Patriki by HUST alumna-Huazhong University of Science and Technology". english.hust.edu.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  5. ^ "Post-90s female scientist discovers new marine species, names it Patrick Star - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  6. ^ "Ten remarkable new marine species from 2020 | Lifewatch regional portal". lifewatch.be. Retrieved 2022-02-01.


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