Evoplosoma
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| Evoplosoma | |
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| Evoplosoma watlingi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Subfamily: | Hippasterinae |
| Genus: | Evoplosoma Fisher, 1906[1] |
Evoplosoma is a genus of deep-sea sea star in the family Goniasteridae.[1]
These sea stars are typical five-armed starfish with a sizable disc in the middle. The majority of the species in this genus are found in deep waters, where they appear to prey on other cnidarians and deep sea coral.
