Phylum: Echinodermata - Spiny skinned animals: sea urchins, starfish and their allies
Class: Echinozoa - Sea Cucumbers
Class: Crinoidea - Sea Lilies and Feather Stars
Class: Asterozoa - Sea Stars
Class: Linumasteroideae - Thread Starfish
Family: Linumharpago - Hooked Thread Starfish
Genus: Linumpinnatus
Linumpinnatus funiculus - Feather String Starfish
Genus: Linumasteroida
Linumasteroida purgamentum - Bycatch Starfish
Genus: Linumtexturus
Linumasteroida texturus - Textured Starfish
Genus: Linumfenestra
Linumfenestra linus - Wire Thread Starfish
Linumfenestra funiculus - String Thread Starfish
Thread starfish are generally classified according to the structure of their stitch and their fibre construction.
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This blog tells the story of the discovery, examination and classification of a new class of order of starfish, Linumasteroideae, the Thread Starfish. These rare and localised species of starfish are found only along the north coast of Norfolk.
