Abstract
Newly collected specimens of the Atlantic Myxaster sol and a further record of Pythonaster atlantidis add to the knownoccurrence records and the morphological variation of these rarely encountered species. Distribution data suggests thatboth M. sol and P. atlantidis are pan-Atlantic species and are similar to other widely distributed deep-sea asteroid species.Re-examination of the type of Myxaster perrieri further supports its placement within Myxaster and not Pythonaster as has been recently reported.References
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