Species Meridiastra oriens (O'Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003)
- Patiriella oriens O'Loughlin, P.M., Waters, J.M. & Roy, M.S. 2003. A molecular and morphological review of the asterinid, Patiriella gunnii (Gray) (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60(2): 181-195 [191-193, fig. 1, 6a-f, 7e].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F92983, Tasmania, Recherche Bay, Black Reef, 8 m, N. Barrett, 6 Jun 2002.
Paratype(s) NMV F92984 1 dry, Tasmania, Recherche Bay, Black Reef, 8 m, N. Barrett, 6 Jun 2002; NMV F92982 6 specimens in ethanol, Tasmania, Bicheno, rocky coast, 5 m, N. Barrett, 1 Apr 2002.
Generic Combinations
- Meridiastra oriens (O'Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Lord Howe I.; Rockhampton (Qld) continuous to Nuyts Archipelago (western SA); Cottesloe, Perth (WA); Bass Strait; Tas.; under rocks; 0–30 m
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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13-Feb-2012 | ADDED |