Ceramaster australis

Ceramaster australis

Ceramaster australis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Ceramaster
Species: Ceramaster australis

Name

Ceramaster australis H.E.S. Clark in H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001

• Type locality: Macquarie Ridge. 54.6833°S 158.916702°E / -54.6833; 158.916702. Depth 148 m.
• Holotype: NIWA NIC 7625 [formely H-757].
• Paratype: NIWA NIC 5032 [formely P-1226].

Synonymy

• Ceramaster patagonicus australis H.E.S. Clark in H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001: 36–39, pl. 7, fig. 10.
  • Raised to species rank by Mah (2011).
• Ceramaster australis H.E.S. Clark in H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001; — Mah, 2011: 6–7, fig. 1A–E.
• Ceramaster cognatus McKnight, 2006: 91–92, pl. 79.
  • Type locality: East of northeastern New Zealand. NIWA station Z9778. Depth 862-1050 m.
  • Holotype: NIWA H-866.
  • Synonymized by Mah (2011).

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. 
• Mah, C.L. 2011. Taxonomy of high-latitude Goniasteridae (Subantarctic & Antarctic): one new genus, and three new species with an overview and key to taxa. Zootaxa 2759: 1–48. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2759.1.1 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.