Nymphaster habrotatus

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: Nymphaster
Species: Nymphaster habrotatus

Name

Nymphaster habrotatus Fisher, 1913: 639–640

• Type locality: Philippines, Agusan del Norte, Mindanao Island, Butuan Bay, North of Bay. 9.4°N 125.2°E / 9.4; 125.2. Depth 1346 m.

• Holotype: USNM 30549 [1].

• Paratype: CASIZ 8519.

• Status:   junior subjective synonym   of Nymphaster meseres Fisher, 1913

• Synonymised by Mah (2026: 71).

References

• 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. 
• 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.