Comactinia meridionalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Comatuloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Crinozoa Classis: Crinoidea Subclassis: Articulata Ordo: Comatulida Superfamilia: Comatuloidea

Familia: Comatulidae
Subfamilia: Comatulinae
Tribus: Comatulini
Genus: Comactinia
Species: Comactinia meridionalis
Subspecies: C. m. hartlaubi – C. m. meridionalis

Name

Comactinia meridionalis (Agassiz in Agassiz & Agassiz, 1865)

original combination: Alecto meridionalis L. Agassiz in Agassiz & Agassiz, 1865

Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, off Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Syntypes: MCZ CRI-32, MCZ CRI-33, MCZ CRI-34, MCZ CRI-446, MCZ 125957

References

Primary references

• Agassiz, E.C., Agassiz, A.E. 1865. Sea-side Studies in Natural History. Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. Ticknor and Fields, Boston. 1–155. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.1802 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Messing, C.G. 1978. A Revision of the Comatulid Genus Comactinia A. H. Clark (Crinoidea: Echinodermata). Bulletin of Marine Science. 28(1): 49–80. Online Reference page. 
• Messing, C.G., Dearborn, J.H. 1990. Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States. Echinodermata: Crinoidea. NOAA Technical Report NMFS. 91: 1–34. hdl: 1834/20578 Reference page.