Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family
Brisingidae
The Brisingidae are a family of starfish found only in the deep sea. They inhabit both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at abyssal depths, and also occur in the Southern Ocean and around Antarctica at slightly shallower depths.
The family was ...
. The species in this genus are primarily found in
deep sea
The deep sea is broadly defined as the ocean depth where light begins to fade, at an approximate depth of 200 metres (656 feet) or the point of transition from continental shelves to continental slopes. Conditions within the deep sea are a combin ...
habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga''
Asbjørnsen, 1856
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Brisinga alberti''
Fisher, 1907
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Brisinga analoga
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
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(Fisher, 1919)
** ''
Brisinga andamanica''
Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
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Brisinga bengalensis''
Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
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Brisinga chathamica
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
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McKnight, 1973
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Brisinga costata
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
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Verrill, 1884
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Brisinga cricophora
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
''
Sladen, 1889
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Brisinga distincta
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
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Sladen, 1889
** ''
Brisinga endecacnemos
''Brisinga endecacnemos'' is a species of starfish found in deep waters off Norway, Rockall Trough off Ireland, Cape Verde, to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The species is described as being a "brilliant red", with a body measuring between 2.8 cm ...
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Asbjørnsen, 1856
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Brisinga eucoryne
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**''Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** ''Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
** ...
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Fisher, 1916
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Brisinga evermanni
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
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Fisher, 1906
** ''
Brisinga gunnii
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
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Alcock, 1893
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Brisinga hirsuta
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
''
Perrier, 1894
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Brisinga insularum
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
''
Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
** ''
Brisinga panopla
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
''
Fisher, 1906
** ''
Brisinga parallela
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
''
Koehler, 1909
** ''
Brisinga synaptoma''
(Fisher, 1917)
** ''
Brisinga tasmani''
H.E.S. Clark, 1970
** ''
Brisinga trachydisca
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Species
*''Brisinga'' Asbjørnsen, 1856
**'' Brisinga alberti'' Fisher, 1907
** '' Brisinga analoga'' (Fisher, 1919)
* ...
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Fisher, 1916
** ''
Brisinga variispina''
Ludwig, 1905
References
Brisingida
Animals described in 1856
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