Species Indianastra sarasini (de Loriol, 1897)
- Palmipes sarasini de Loriol, P. 1897. Notes pour servir à l'étude des Echinodermes. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 32(2): 1-26 pls 1-3(16-18) [11 pl 1(4)].
Type data:
Lectotype GMNH 790/99, undetermined.
Paralectotype(s) GMNH 790/100, undetermined. - Asterina nuda Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-224, 38 pls [98, pl. 23(3-4)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 2299, Weier, Murray Ils, Torres Strait, QLD. - Asterina orthodon Fisher, W.K. 1922. A new sea-star from Hong Kong. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 10(46): 415-418 figs 1-2 pl. 10 [415, figs 1-2 10].
Type data:
Holotype USNM, Hong Kong. - Asterina lutea Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [153, pl. 12(2)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 3261, Entrance Point, Broome, WA.
Paratype(s) AM J6167 4 specimens, Broome, WA; NMV F45119, Broome, WA; SAMA K716; WAM Z1705 1 specimen (old number: 97/98–39), Broome, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (formalises the synonymy suggested by Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls [67])
Generic Combinations
- Indianastra sarasini (de Loriol, 1897). —
O'Loughlin, P.M. & Waters, J.M. 2004. A molecular and morphological revision of the genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61: 1-40 - Asterina sarasini (de Loriol, 1897).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Bundegi Reef, Exmouth Gulf, WA to Byron Bay, NSW; east Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-10 m
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, tropical.
General References
Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. (also as Asterina lutea H.L. Clark, 1938, Asterina nuda H.L. Clark, 1921, Asterina orthodon Fisher, 1922)
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as Asterina nuda H.L. Clark, 1921, Asterina lutea H.L. Clark, 1938)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 14-Sep-2015 | 12-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |