We're excited that two of @WRMarineSpecies Top 10 New Marine Species of 2020 were published in @peerjlife - A new sponge-associated starfish, Astrolirus patricki from the northwestern Pacific seamounts
Article https://t.co/aoQNGejLdE
#Starfish #Taxonomy https://t.co/DEhZSkgycE
A new sponge-associated starfish, Astrolirus patricki sp. nov. (Asteroidea: Brisingida: Brisingidae), from the northwestern Pacific seamounts https://t.co/MBBny1PMIn
Okay, now really important news: new species of starfish was named after Patrick from Sponge Bob because it’s associated with sponges https://t.co/jC2RKDgekK https://t.co/1MiSp9GVtg
Just published in #PeerJ - A new sponge-associated #starfish, Astrolirus patricki sp. nov. (Asteroidea: Brisingida: Brisingidae), from the northwestern Pacific #seamounts https://t.co/a2hpl8XiLF
#biodiversity #marinebiology https://t.co/29ipg1zb0M
Кто проживает в горах океана? Astrolirus patricki – семирукие морские звезды, обнаруженные на подводных горах Тихого океана в компании губок, на которые иногда даже по трое забираются. Новый вид назван, конечно же, в честь Патрика, дружочка Спанч Боба.