Published December 31, 2011 | Version v1
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Pteraster Muller and Troschel 1842

Description

Pteraster Müller and Troschel, 1842

Pterasteridae having muscle bands in the supradorsal membrane, but these as a rule not regularly reticulated; adambulacral armature in the form of transverse webbed combs; actinolateral spines forming a free, independent lateral fringe, not merged in actinal floor; supradorsal membrane frequently (but not invariably) with small spiracula.

Notes

Published as part of Clark, Roger N. & Jewett, Stephen C., 2011, Three new sea stars (Asteroidea: Solasteridae & Pterasteridae) from the Aleutian Islands, pp. 1-13 in Zootaxa 3051 on page 9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.202819

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Pterasteridae
Genus
Pteraster
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Velatida
Phylum
Echinodermata
Scientific name authorship
Muller and Troschel
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Pteraster and, 1842 sec. Clark & Jewett, 2011

References

  • Muller, O. F. & Troschel, F. H. (1842) System der Asteriden, p. 128.