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The deep-water starfish Fromia labeosa was discovered at greater depths in 2021 in the waters around the uninhabited Japanese island of Otōto-jima, part of the Ogasawara Islands.
The body of the starfish is slightly curved on both sides, and the five arms taper significantly to blunt tips.
The color of Fromia labeosa is vermilion with white granules and terminal plates.
Etymology.
The epithet of the species, "labeosa" is a Latin feminine adjective meaning "large lips", referring to the large pedicellariae on the actinal surface of the starfish.
Literature reference:
Authores: Mikihito Arai,Toshihiko Fujita
Sea Stars of Families Ophidiasteridae and Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Mesophotic Zone of the Ogasawara Islands, Including Two New Species
https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.26.7
J-Stage, Species Diversity
The body of the starfish is slightly curved on both sides, and the five arms taper significantly to blunt tips.
The color of Fromia labeosa is vermilion with white granules and terminal plates.
Etymology.
The epithet of the species, "labeosa" is a Latin feminine adjective meaning "large lips", referring to the large pedicellariae on the actinal surface of the starfish.
Literature reference:
Authores: Mikihito Arai,Toshihiko Fujita
Sea Stars of Families Ophidiasteridae and Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Mesophotic Zone of the Ogasawara Islands, Including Two New Species
https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.26.7
J-Stage, Species Diversity
