Bathycrinus aldrichianus
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Bathycrinus aldrichianus is a species of sea lily, a crinoid in the family Bathycrinidae. It is native to deep water in the North Atlantic Ocean.[1] It was first described by the Scottish marine zoologist Charles Wyville Thomson (who had been chief scientist on the Challenger Expedition) and named in honour of Pelham Aldrich, a British naval officer and explorer.[2] It is believed to be the crinoid living at the greatest depth.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Crinoidea |
Order: | Comatulida |
Family: | Bathycrinidae |
Genus: | Bathycrinus |
Species: | B. aldrichianus |
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Bathycrinus aldrichianus | |
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