Nymphaster sp. indet.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Nymphaster sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Asteroidea; order: Valvatida; family: Goniasteridae; genus: Nymphaster; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Maldives; locality: Vaavu; minimumDepthInMeters: 489; maximumDepthInMeters: 489; locationRemarks: Nekton Maldives Mission; Identification: identifiedBy: Farah Amjad, Paris Stefanoudis, Christopher Mah; dateIdentified: 2022, 2023; identificationRemarks: Identified only from imagery; Event: samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR Snorkel; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation