Pseudarchaster tessellatus

Pseudarchaster tessellatus, figs. 1–2.

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 tessellatus

Name

Pseudarchaster tessellatus Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope.

Synonymy

• Pseudarchaster tessellatus Sladen, 1889: 112–114, pl. 17 figs. 3–4, pl. 18 figs. 9–10; — H.L. Clark, 1923: 253–254; 1926: 9; — Mortensen, 1933: 240–241; — Halpern, 1972: 370–373, figs. 3–4.
• Astrogonium tessellatum (Sladen, 1889) Perrier, 1894: 342.
• Pseudarchaster tessellatus var. arcticus Sluiter, 1895: 51–52.
• Pseudarchaster brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1923: 254–256, pl. 12 figs. 1–2.
  • Type locality: Cape Point, Depth 315–400 fms.
  • Holotype: SAM A6430.
  • Synonymised by Halpern (1972: 370).
• Pseudarchaster gracilis tessellatus Sladen, 1889; — A.M. Clark & Downey, 1992.

References

• Clark, A.M. & Downey, M.E. 1992. Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1923. The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum. 13(7): 221-435, pls VIII-XXIII. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1926. VII. Echinoderms from the South African Fisheries & Marine Biological Survey-pt. 2. Sea-stars (Asteroidea). Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa. 4: 1-33. 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. 
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1933b. Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. LXV. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn. 93: 215-400; pl. VIII-XIX PDF 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. 
• Sluiter, C.P. 1895. Die Asteriden Sammlung des Museums zu Amsterdam. Bijdragen tot de dierkunde. 17: 51–64. PDF. Reference page.