Brisingenes margoae is a species of sea stars belonging to the family Brisingidae.[1] Brisingids are distinguished from the more conventional five-rayed asteroids by their multiple arms with long-spines upheld into the water column in order to capture food from the water current[2] Ecologically, brisingids are significant in that they exploit food from pelagic sources, making it available to the benthic nutrient flow, where it might not be otherwise available[3] Brisingid asteroids have a nearly global distribution, occurring in deep-sea settings in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern Oceans.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Brisingida |
| Family: | Brisingidae |
| Genus: | Brisingenes |
| Species: | B. margoae
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| Binomial name | |
| Brisingenes margoae Mah, 2016
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References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brisingenes margoae Mah, 2016". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Emson, R. H.; Young, C. M. (1994-02-01). "Feeding mechanism of the brisingid starfish Novodinia antillensis". Marine Biology. 118 (3): 433–442. Bibcode:1994MarBi.118..433E. doi:10.1007/BF00350300. ISSN 1432-1793. S2CID 84937005.
- ^ Mah, Christopher L. (2016-06-01). "A new species of Brisingenes from the Hawaii undersea military munitions assessment area with an overview of Hawaiian brisingid in situ video observations and functional morphology of subambulacral spines (Forcipulatacea; Asteroidea)". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Chemical Munitions Dumped at Sea. 128: 43–52. Bibcode:2016DSRII.128...43M. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.06.003. ISSN 0967-0645.
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