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Anthenoides peircei is a five-armed starfish found in shallow to very deep water areas of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean (Lesser Antilles / Greater Antilles).
Unfortunately, no information is available on its size nor a detailed listing of its diet.
The species name is often misspelled, as seen in Clark & Downey (1992: 228) and in Sladen (1889): "piercei".
The correct spelling is "piercei", named after a famous professor of astronomy and mathematics at Harvard who was a friend of Louis Agassiz. Peirce's son, Charles, was a private student of Agassiz for six months.
Synonym: Anthenoides brasiliensis Bernasconi, 1956
Unfortunately, no information is available on its size nor a detailed listing of its diet.
The species name is often misspelled, as seen in Clark & Downey (1992: 228) and in Sladen (1889): "piercei".
The correct spelling is "piercei", named after a famous professor of astronomy and mathematics at Harvard who was a friend of Louis Agassiz. Peirce's son, Charles, was a private student of Agassiz for six months.
Synonym: Anthenoides brasiliensis Bernasconi, 1956
