''Brisinga synaptoma'' is a species 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 ...

. It has 12 to 15 arms and a very long genital area crossed by 35 to 40 irregular costae. The scientific name of the species, as ''Craterobrisinga synaptoma'', was published in 1917 by

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. The description was based on one specimen dredged up from 1,588 fathoms (2,904 meters) at Sampling Station 3342 of the Albatross research vessel, off the coast of

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References

Brisingida Fauna of the Pacific Ocean Animals described in 1917 {{Asteroidea-stub