A TAXONOMIC REVIEW OF THE GENUS ASTEROMORPHA LUTKEN (ECHINODERMATA: OPHIUROIDEA: EURYALIDAE)

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作者
Okanishi, Masanori [1 ]
Olbers, Jennifer M. [2 ]
Fujita, Toshihiko [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Seto Marine Biol Lab, Field Sci Educ & Res Ctr, Wakayama 6492211, Japan
[2] Univ Cape Town, Dept Zool, ZA-7701 Rhoundebosch, South Africa
[3] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Biol Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[4] Natl Museum Nat & Sci, Dept Zool, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050005, Japan
来源
RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY | 2013年 / 61卷 / 02期
关键词
Taxonomy; euryalid ophiuroid; Asteromorpha; Asteroschema; Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean; ASTEROSCHEMATIDAE; AUSTRALIA;
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Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
摘要
The genus Asteromorpha Lutken (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Euryalidae: Euryalinae) is revised based on 52 specimens, including six syntypes of Asteromorpha steenstrupi, one syntype of Asteromorpha perplexum (Koehler), one syntype of Asteromorpha koehleri (Doderlein) and the holotype of Astroschema capensis Mortensen. We propose a new combination of Asteroschema capense (Euryalidae: Asteroschematinae) with the genus Asteromorpha. Consequently Asteromorpha includes four species: A. capensis, A. koehleri, A. rousseaui, and A. tenax. These four species are all redescribed. A taxonomic key to the species of the genus Asteromorpha is also provided.
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页码:461 / 480
页数:20
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