Porcellanaster ceruleus

Porcellanaster ceruleus

Porcellanaster ceruleus

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: Porcellanasteridae
Genus: Porcellanaster
Species: Porcellanaster ceruleus

Name

Porcellanaster ceruleus Wyville Thomson, 1878

Type locality: Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, southeast of New York. 38.5667°N 72.1667°W / 38.5667; -72.1667. Depth 2268 m.

Holotype: BMNH 1890.5.7.118 [1].

Paratype: BMNH 1890.5.7.119-120 [2].

Synonymy

• Porcellanaster ceruleus Wyville Thomson, 1878: 351, 352, 353, figs. 97–98; — Sladen, 1883, 218–222; 1889: 134–138, pL; 20 figs. 1–7; — Alcock, 1893: 86; — Verrill, 1895: 133; — H.L. Clark, 1923: 239; — Lieberkind, 1935: 5–19, textfigs. 1–5, pl. 2 fig. 1–8, pl. 3 fig. 12, pl. 5 figs. 16–17; — Madsen, 1961: 126–142, figs. 22–24; — H.E.S. Clark, 1970: 14; — Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1972: 1341; — Madeira et al., 2019: 82; — Mironov et al., 2023: 9–16, figs. 3A,F, 4A–C, 5A–C.
• Porcellanaster inermis Perrier, 1885: 50–53.
  • Syntypes: MNHN-IE-2014-179 [3]; MNHN-IE-2014-610 [4]; MNHN-IE-2014-671 [5].
  • Synonymised by Lieberkind (1935: 5).
• Porcellanaster granulosus Perrier, 1885: 53–55; 1894: 216–218, pl. 17 fig. 1.
  • Type locality: North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Cape Verde.
  • Syntypes: MNHN-IE-2014-174 [6]; MNHN-IE-2014-222 [7]; MNHN-IE-2014-714 [8].
  • Synonymised by Madsen (1961: 126).
• Albatrossaster richardi Koehler, 1909a: 25–28, pl. 19 figs. 7–9.
  • Type locality: North Atlantic Ocean. 12.125000°N 33.545833°W / 12.125000; -33.545833. Depth 6035 m.
  • Synonymised by Madsen (1961: 126).
• Caulaster dubius Koehler, 1909b: 34–36, pl. 1 fig. 5, pl. 5 fig. 8, pl. 11 fig.4.
  • Type locality: Bay of Bengal. 11.966667°N 88.871389°E / 11.966667; 88.871389. Depth 1748 fms.
  • Synonymised by Madsen (1961: 126).
• Porcellanaster fragilis Döderlein, 1921: 15–16, pl. figs. 1–1g; — Mironov et al., 2023: 16.
  • Type locality: RV Siboga, 1899: station 175, Ceram Sea, 2.633333°S 130.550000°E / -2.633333; 130.550000, depth 1914 m, and station 211, south of Sulavesi, 5.683333°S 120.766667°E / -5.683333; 120.766667. Depth 1158 m.
  • Syntypes: ZMA ECH.A.2226 [9]; ZMA ECH.A.2227 [10].
  • Synonymised by Madsen (1961: 126).
• Porcellanaster irregularis Lieberkind, 1932: 272–276, textfigs. 1–4, pl. 1 figs. 1–2, pl. 3 figs. 1–3, pl. 7 figs. 5–6.
  • Type locality: Gulf of Guinea. 2.933333°N 8.066667°E / 2.933333; 8.066667. Depth 2492m.
  • Syntype: ZMB 7341 [11].
  • Synonymised by Madsen (1961: 126).

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. 
• Cherbonnier, G. & Sibuet, M. 1972. Résultats scientifiques de la campagne Noratlante : Astérides et Ophiurides. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 3ème série - Zoologie. 102(76): 1333–1394. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.E.S. 1970. Sea-stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from" Eltanin" Cruise 26, with a Review of the New Zealand Asteroid Fauna. Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington. 52: 1–34. PDF. Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1923. The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 13(7): 221–435, pls VIII–XXIII. BHL Reference page. 
• Döderlein, L. 1921. Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. I. Porcellanasteridae, Astropectinidae, Benthopectinidae. Siboga-Expeditie. 46(1): 1–47. BHL. Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1909a. Astéries recueillies par l'Investigator dans l'océan Indien. I. Les Asteries de Mer Profonde. Echinoderma of the Indian Museum ... . Collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey ship Investigator. 5: 1–143. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1909b. Echinodermes provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse-Alice (Astéries, Ophiures, Echinides et Crinoïdes). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert 1er Prince Souverain de Monaco. 34: 1-317. BHL Reference page. 
• Lieberkind, I. 1932. Asteridae der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1. Porcellanasteridae. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 21: 271–299. Reference page. 
• Lieberkind, I. 1935. Asteroidea. Part 1. Porcellanasteridae. The Danish Ingolf-Expedition. 4(10): 1–37. BHL. Reference page. 
• Madeira, P., Kroh, A., Cordeiro, R., Frias Martins, A.M. de & Ávila, S.P. 2019. The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4639(1): 1–231. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1.1 PDF. Reference page. 
• Madsen, F.J. 1961. The Porcellanasteridae. A monographic revision of an abyssal group of sea-stars. Galathea Report. 4: 33–174. Reference page. 
• Mironov, A.N., Dilman, A.B., Petrov, N.B., Vladychenskaya, I.P. 2023. Taxonomic Status and Composition of the Genera Caulaster, Porcellanaster and Eremicaster (Asteroidea) Based on Juvenile Morphology and Molecular Phylogenetic Data. Diversity. 15(10): 1–50. DOI: 10.3390/d15101032 . Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1885b. Première note préliminaire sur les Échinodermes recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marins du Travailleur et du Talisman. Annales des sciences naturelles. Zoologie. Serie 6. 19(8): 1-72. BHL Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1894. Échinodermes. I. Stellérides. Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. 3:1-431, 26 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Sladen, P. 1883. The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition - Part II. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 17: 214–269. 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. 
• Thomson, C.W. 1878. The voyage of the "Challenger" : the Atlantic : a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876. Harper, New York. Vol. 1, 399 pp. BHL; vol. 2, 340 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Verrill, A.E. 1895. Distribution of the echinoderms of north–eastern America. American Journal of Science. 3(49): 127-141. BHL. Reference page.