Notocrinidae is a monotypic family of crinoids, the only genus being Notocrinus,[2] which contains two species, both endemic to the seas around Antarctica.[3]
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| Notocrinus virilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Order: | Comatulida |
| Superfamily: | Notocrinoidea |
| Family: | Notocrinidae Mortensen, 1918[2] |
| Genus: | Notocrinus Mortensen, 1917[1] |
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Description edit
Members of this family have five arms which subdivide near the base giving them ten arms in total. The arms can reach 100 mm (4 in) in length, and there are thirty to sixty or more cirri. The gonads are located on the arms, and the embryos are brooded in cavities in the arms. The aboral surface (underside) of the disc has five deep radial pits arranged in a star-shape.[3]
Species edit
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species in this genus:[1]
- Notocrinus mortenseni John, 1938
- Notocrinus virilis Mortensen, 1917
References edit
- ^ a b Messing, Charles (2019). "Notocrinus Mortensen, 1917". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ a b Messing, Charles (2019). "Notocrinidae Mortensen, 1918". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ a b O'Hara, Timothy; Byrne, Maria (2017). Australian Echinoderms: Biology, Ecology and Evolution. Csiro Publishing. pp. 213–214. ISBN 978-1-4863-0763-0.
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