Pseudarchaster gracilis

Pseudarchaster gracilis

Pseudarchaster gracilis

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: Pseudarchasteridae
Genus: Pseudarchaster
Species: Pseudarchaster gracilis

Name

Pseudarchaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)

original combination: Aphroditaster gracilis Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Challenger station 78. Azores, between San Miguel Island and Santa Maria Island. 37.433333°N 25.216667°W / 37.433333; -25.216667. Depth 1000 fms.

Holotype: BMNH 1890.5.7.106 [1].

Synonymy

• Aphroditaster gracilis Sladen, 1889: 117–120, pl. 17 figs. 1–2, pl. 18 figs. 7–80; — Verrill, 1899: 195; — Fisher, 1919: 227, 228.
• Pseudarchaster concinnus Verrill, 1894: 250–255; 1895: 132; 1899: 193, pl. 30 figs. 3–3b; — H.L. Clark, 1941: 31–32; — A.H. Clark, 1954: 375.
  • Type locality: Canada, Nova Scotia, south of Browns Bank. 41.475°N 65.5917°W / 41.475; -65.5917. Depth 2173 m.
  • Lectotype: USNM 14944 [2].
  • Paralectotypes: USNM 21641 [3]; USNM E11297 [4]; USNM E42999 [5].
  • Syntype: YPM IZ 009870.EC [6].
  • Synonymised by Halpern, 1972: 363.
• Astrogonium aphrodite Perrier, 1894: 342, 354–355, pl. 21 fig. 2, pl. 23 fig. 2.
  • Syntype: MNHN-IE-2014-170 [7].
  • Synonymised by Halpern, 1972: 363.
• Astrogonium necator Perrier, 1894: 342, 350–352, pl. 23 fig. 1; — Koehler, 1909: 74–75.
  • Type locality: Azores. 38.633333°N 30.683333°W / 38.633333; -30.683333. Depth 1257 m.
  • Holotype: MNHN-IE-2014-12 [8].
  • Synonymised by Halpern, 1972: 363.
• Astrogonium gracile (Sladen, 1889) Perrier, 1894: 342.
  • Note: also considered as suficiently different from Aphroditaster gracilis and therefore also authored not as a recombination but as Astrogonium gracile Perrier, 1894 and also considered as a nomen nudum, see Mah (2024: WoRMS).
• Pseudarchaster aphrodite (Perrier, 1894) Verrill, 1899: 195.
  • Synonymised by Halpern, 1972: 363.
• Pseudarchaster necator (Perrier, 1894) Verrill, 1899: 195.
  • Synonymised by Halpern, 1972: 363.
• Pseudarchaster ordinatus Verrill, 1899: 194–195, pl. 30 figs. 4–4b; — A.H. Clark, 1954: 375.
  • Type locality: United States, Florida, south of Pensacola. 28.5667°N 86.8°W / 28.5667; -86.8. Depth 613 m.
  • Holotype: USNM 18438 [9].
  • Paratype: USNM 10345 [10].
  • Synonymised by Halpern, 1972: 363.
• Astrogonium eminens Koehler, 1907: 34–37; 1909: 68–71, pl. 16 figs. 3–6.
  • Synonymised by Halpern, 1972: 363.
• Astrogonium aequabile Koehler, 1907: 37–40; 1909: 66–68, pl. 11 figs. 1–4.
  • Synonymised by Halpern, 1972: 363.
• Astrogonium marginatum Koehler, 1909: 71–73, pl. 14 figs. 1–4.
  • Synonymised by Halpern, 1972: 363.
• Pseudarchaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889) Mortensen, 1927: 86; — Halpern, 1972: 360–366, figs. 1–2

References

• Clark, A.H. 1954. Echinoderms (other than holothurians) of the Gulf of Mexico. Fishery bulletin. 55(89): 373–379. BHL. Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1941. Reports on the scientific results of the Atlantis expeditions to the West Indies, under the joint auspices of the University of Havana and Harvard University. The Echinoderms (other than holothurians). Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural. 15(1): 1-154, 10 plates. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1919. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions, vol. 3 . Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 100(3): 1–547. 156 pls. hdl: 10088/21263 BHL Reference page. 
• Halpern, J.A. 1972. Pseudarchasterinae (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) of the Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 85: 359–383. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1907. Note préliminaire sur quelques Astéries et Ophiures provenant des campagnes de la Princesse-Alice. Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique de Monaco. 99: 1-47. 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. 
• Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Astrogonium gracile Perrier, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382066 on 2024-03-16
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1927. Handbook of the echinoderms of the British Isles. Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press: London. IX, 471 pp. 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, 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. 
• Verrill, A.E. 1894. Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 17: 245-297. 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. 
• Verrill, A.E. 1899. Revision of certain Genera and Species of Starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10(1): 145-234. BHL. Reference page.