Persephonaster gracilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
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: Paxillosida

Familia: Astropectinidae
Genus: Persephonaster
Species: Persephonaster gracilis

Name

Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)

original combination: Psilaster gracilis Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Challenger station 237. North Pacific Ocean. Japan, south of Kawatsu. 34.616667°N 140.533333°E / 34.616667; 140.533333. Depth 1875 fms.

Holotype: BMNH 1890.5.7.321 [1].

Synonymy

• Psilaster gracilis Sladen, 1889: 230–232, pl. 41 figs. 5–6, pl. 42 figs. 9–11; Gotō, 1914: 274–277.
• Dytaster anacanthus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891: 429–430; — Alcock, 1893: 80–81.
  • Type locality: Investigator station 106, 1091 fms. Investigator station 108, 1043 fms.
  • Synonymised by Macan (1938: 342).
• Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889) Fisher, 1919: 123; — Macan, 1938: 242–243.
• Persephonaster anacanthus (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) Fisher, 1919: 133.
  • Synonymised by Macan (1938: 342).

References

• Alcock, A.W. 1893. Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine Survey Steamer `Investigator,' Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 6) 11(62) (art. 15): 73–121. BHLReference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1919. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions, vol. 3 . Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 100(3): 1–547. 156 pls. hdl: 10088/21263 BHL Reference page. 
• Gotō, S. 1914. A descriptive monograph of Japanese asteroidea. The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo. 29: 1–808. Reference page. 
• Macan, T.T. 1938. Asteroidea. Scientific reports / John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 4(9): 323–435. BHL. Reference page. 
• Sladen, W.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. 
• Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. 1891e. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer ‘Investigator,’ Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding.—Series II., No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890–91. Annals and magazine of natural history. (6)8(48): 427–452, pl. 17. BHL. Reference page.