Allostichaster polyplax

Allostichaster polyplax

Allostichaster polyplax

Allostichaster polyplax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Forcipulatida
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: Forcipulatida

Familia: Stichasteridae
Genus: Allostichaster
Species: Allostichaster polyplax

Name

Allostichaster polyplax (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

Original combination: Asteracanthion polyplax Müller & Troschel, 1844

Type locality: Port Willunga, South Australia designated by Cotton & Godfrey (1942: 205).

Holotype: ZMB 541 [1].

Synonymy

• Asteracanthion polyplax Müller & Troschel, 1844: 178.
• Asterias polyplax (Müller & Troschel, 1844) Perrier, 1875: 63–64; — H.L. Clark, 1914: 151.
• Tarsaster neozelanicus Farquhar, 1895: 207–208, pl. 12 figs. 15–23.
  • Type locality: New Zealand.
  • Syntypes: CMNZ.
  • Synonymised by Farquhar (1897: 196).
• Stichaster polyplax (Müller & Troschel, 1844) Sladen, 1889; — Farquhar, 1897: 196.
• Allostichaster polyplax (Müller & Troschel, 1844) Verrill, 1914: 363; — Mortensen, 1925: 315–316; — H.L. Clark, 1916: 70–71; 1938: 193–195; Cotton & Godfrey, 1942: 205; — Fell, 1960: 66; — A.M. Clark, 1962: 101–102; — McKnight, 2006: 50, pl. 45.

References

• Clark, A.M. 1962. Asteroidea. Reports. B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929-1931. Series B (Zoology and botany). 9: 1–104. PDF Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1914. The echinoderms of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 1(3): 132-173. BHL PDF Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1916. Report on the Sea-Lilies, Starfishes, Brittle-Stars and Sea-Urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia 4(1): 1–123, pls. I–XLIV. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 55: 1–597, 28 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1942. Echinodermata of the Flindersian Region, Southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 7: 193–234. BHL. Reference page. 
• Farquhar, H.A.R. 1895. Notes on New Zealand Echinoderms. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 27: 194–208. BHL. Reference page. 
• Farquhar, H.A.R. 1897. A contribution to the history of New Zealand Echinoderms. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 26: 186–198. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fell, H.B. 1960. Biological results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 2. Archibenthal and littoral echinoderms. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. 5: 1–31. PDF Reference page. 
• McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page. 
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1925. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–16. XXIX. Echinoderms of New Zealand and the Auckland-Campbell Islands. III–V. Asteroidea, Holothurioidea and Crinoidea. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn 79(15): 261–420. PDF. Reference page. 
• Müller, J.P. & Troschel, F.H. 1844. Beschreibung neuer Asteriden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 10: 178–185. BHL. Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1875. Révision de la collection de Stellérides du museum d'histoire naturelle de Paris: 1-384 Hathitrust Google books Reference page. 
• Sladen, P. 1889. Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Part 51, Zoology 30: i–xlii, 1–893. BHL Reference page. 
• Verrill, A.E. 1914. Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Smithsonian Institution - Harriman Alaska Series. 14(Part I): 408pp; 14(Part II): 110 plates. Part I, Part II. Reference page.