Henricia compacta

Henricia compacta

Henricia compacta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leptognathina
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: Spinulosida Subordo: Leptognathina

Familia: Echinasteridae
Genus: Henricia
Species: Henricia compacta

Name

Henricia compacta (Sladen, 1889)

Original combination: Cribrella compacta Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Challenger station 166 (1874-06-23). Off the west coast of New Zealand. 38.833333°S 169.333333°E / -38.833333; 169.333333. Depth 275 fms.

Holotype: BMNH 1890.5.7.830.

Synonymy

• Cribrella compacta Sladen, 1889: 543–544, pl. 96 figs. 1–2, pl. 98 figs. 3–4.
• Henricia compacta (Sladen, 1889); — Rowe & Albertson, 1987: 186–190, figs. 1a–b; — McKnight, 2006: 30–31, pl. 23.

References

• McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page. 
• Rowe, F.W.E., Albertson, E.L. 1987. The echinoderm genus Henricia Gray, 1840 (Asteroidea: Echinasteridae) in southern and southeastern Australian waters, with the description of a new species. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 109(3): 183–194. 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.