Asterina hoensonae is a species of pentagonal starfish in the family Asterinidae.[1] The holotype was collected at Cape Agulhas, South Africa.[1][2]

Asterina hoensonae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Asterina
Species:
A. hoensonae
Binomial name
Asterina hoensonae
O'Loughlin, 2009

Etymology

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The specific epithet "hoensonae" refers to Elizabeth Hoenson of the South Africa Museum who "went to considerable lengths to make available essential loans for this work".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c O'Loughlin, P. Mark (2009). "New asterinid species from Africa and Australia (Echinodermata: Asteroidea:Asterinidae)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 66 (2): 203–213. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2009.66.18. eISSN 1447-2554. ISSN 1447-2546.
  2. ^ Mah, C.L. (2021). "Asterina hoensonae O'Loughlin, 2009". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 December 2021.