Alloeocomatella polycladia

Alloeocomatella polycladia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Comatuloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Crinozoa Classis: Crinoidea Subclassis: Articulata Ordo: Comatulida Superfamilia: Comatuloidea

Familia: Comatulidae
Subfamilia: Comatellinae
Genus: Alloeocomatella
Species: Alloeocomatella polycladia

Name

Alloeocomatella polycladia Messing, 1995

Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Micronesia; Caroline Islands, Truk Islands, Quoi Island, South Of Island, North Side Of NE Pass

Holotype: USNM E44632

Paratypes: BMNH 1994.5850; USNM E44633; USNM E44636; USNM E44637

References

Primary references

• Messing, C.G. 1995. Alloeocomatella, a new genus of reef-dwelling feather star from the tropical Indo-western Pacific (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comasteridae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 108: 436–450. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Alloeocomatella polycladia p. 438–445]

Additional references

• Messing, C.G. 2007. The Crinoid Fauna (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) of Palau. Pacific Science. 61(1): 91–111. DOI: 10.1353/psc.2007.0010 Reference page.  [p. 99]