Anthenoides granulosus

Anthenoides granulosus, holotype dorsal view

Anthenoides granulosus, holotype ventral view

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Anthenoides
Species: Anthenoides granulosus

Name

Anthenoides granulosus Fisher, 1913

• Type locality: "Albatross" station 5626. Indonesia, Mollucas, between Gillolo and Kyoa Islands. 0.125°N 127.483°E / 0.125; 127.483. Depth 485 m.

• Holotype: USNM 30559 [1].

• Paratype: CASIZ 2851 [2].

Synonymy

• Anthenoides granulosus Fisher, 1913: 647; — H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001: 20–24, pl. 3, fig. 6; — Mah, 2018: 7–9, fig. 1A–F; — Mah, 2026: 32–34, fig. 14A–E.
• Anthenoides rugulosus Fisher, 1913: 648; — Jangoux, 1981: 464.
  • Type locality: "Albatross" station 5626. Indonesia, Mollucas, east of Mindoro. 13.4556°N 121.296°E / 13.4556; 121.296. Depth 198 m.
  • Holotype: USNM 30561 [3].
  • Paratype: CASIZ 2852 [4].
  • Synonymized by H.E.S. Clark & McKnight (2001: 20).

References

• Clark, H.E.S. & McKnight, D.G. 2001. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir 117: 1–269. PDF Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1913. Four new genera and fifty-eight new species of starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 43(1944): 599–648. BHL Reference page. 
• Jangoux, M. 1981. Echinodermes : Astéroïdes. In: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM: 1. Philippines (18-28 Mars 1976). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 91: 457–476. PDF Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. 2018. New genera, species and occurrence records of Goniasteridae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4539(1): 1–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4539.1.1 Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. 2026. New genera, species and occurrences of Goniasteridae (Valvatida, Asteroidea) from New Caledonia. Megataxa 19(1): 001–113. DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.19.1.1 . Reference page. 

Links

• Anthenoides granulosus Fisher, 1913 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on January 23, 2026

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