Nepanthia pedicellaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leptognathina
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: Spinulosida Subordo: Leptognathina

Familia: Asterinidae
Genus: Nepanthia
Species: Nepanthia pedicellaris

Name

Nepanthia pedicellaris Fisher, 1913

Type locality: Philippines, Southern Leyte, Leyte Island, Surigao Strait, Hinunangan. 10.4583°N 125.3°E / 10.4583; 125.3. Depth 123 m.

Holotype: USNM 32643 [1].

Synonymy

• Nepanthia pedicellaris Fisher, 1913: 217–218; — O’Loughlin & Waters, 2004: 12, 24, 25.
• Asterinopsis pedicellaris (Fisher, 1913) Fisher, 1919: 417–419, pl. 114 figs. 2–3, pl. 121 fig. 1, pl. 132 figs. 2, 2a.
  • Returned to Nepanthia by O’Loughlin & Waters (2004).

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1913. New starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 46(2022): 201–224. BHL. Reference 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. 
• O’Loughlin, P.M. & Waters, J.M. 2004. A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61: 1–40. BHL DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.1 Full article (PDF). Reference page.