Mediaster australiensis

Mediaster australiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
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: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Mediaster
Species: Mediaster australiensis

Name

Mediaster australiensis H.L. Clark, 1916

• Type locality: East coast of Flinders Island, Bass Strait. Depth 40 fms.
• Paralectotype: NMV F45045 [1].
• Paratypes: MCZ AST-2142 [2]; MCZ AST-2470 [3]; MCZ AST-2518 [4].

Synonymy

• Mediaster australiensis H.L. Clark, 1916: 39–41, figs. 1–3, pl. 9 figs. 1–2; – McKnight, 2006: 98–99, pl. 85.

References

• Clark, H.L. 1916. Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914. 4(1): 1-123, pls. I-XLIV. BHL Reference page. 
• 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.