Species Alloeocomatella polycladia Messing, 1995
- Alloeocomatella polycladia Messing, C.G. 1995. Alloeocomatella, a new genus of reef-dwelling feater star from the tropical Indo-West Pacific (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comasteridae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(3): 436-450, fig. 1-6 [Date published 19/9/1995] [438, figs 1-2, 3a-d, h, 4].
Type data:
Holotype USNM E44632, Chuck Atoll, Micronesia [7 31'N 151 58'E, 18 m].
Paratype(s) USNM E44633 1 specimen, Chuck Atoll, Micronesia; USNM E44636 1 specimen, Chuck Atoll, Micronesia; USNM E44634 1 specimen, Chuck Atoll, Micronesia; BMNH 1994.5850 1 specimen, Quoi Is, Chuck Atoll, Micronesia; LACM 93-95.1 1 specimen, Otta Is [7 8'N 151 53'E, 11 m]; MNHP Ecch-16 1 specimen, Madang, Papua New Guinea; USNM E44642 1 specimen, Nagada Harbour, Papua New Guinea; USNM E44635 1 specimen, Cape Croisilles, Madang, Papua New Guinea; USNM E44637 1 specimen, Wongat Is, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
East Indo-West Pacific Ocean, 3-18 m.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Indonesia
- New Caledonia
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine.
General References
Summers, M.M., Messing, C.G. & Rouse, G.W. 2017. The genera and species of Comatulidae (Comatulida: Crinoidea): taxonomic revisions and a molecular and morphological guide. Zootaxa 4268(2): 151-190 [159]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 | COMATULIDA | 30-Jan-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |