Knightaster bakeri

Knightaster bakeri, holotype

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: Asterinidae
Subfamilia: Asterininae
Genus: Knightaster
Species: Knightaster bakeri

Name

Knightaster bakeri H.E.S. Clark, 1972

Holotype: MONZ EC.001151 [1]

Type locality: New Zealand, Poor Knights Islands, Buddle

Paratypes: MONZ

Etymology: named after Alan N. Baker

References

Primary references

• Clark, H.E.S. 1972. Knightaster, a new genus of asteroid from northern New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 2(2): 147–150. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1972.10429370 Reference page.  [original description of Knightaster bakeri p. 147–150]

Additional references

• Clark, H.E.S. & McKnight, D.G. 2001. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 117: 1–269. PDF Reference page.  [as Knightaster bakeri p. 154–155]