Species Nymphaster moebii (Studer, 1884)
- Pentagonaster (Dorigona) moebii Studer, T. 1884. Verzeichniss der während der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde 1874–76 gesammelten Asteriden und Euryaliden. Abhandlungen der Akadamie der Wissenschaften Berlin 1884: 1-64 pls 1-5 [35].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, 18º05´02˜S 116º38´03˜E, off northwest coast of Australia. - Nymphaster pentagonus Clark, H.L. 1916. I. 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. Endeavour Research 4(1): 1-123 figs 1-11 pls 1-44 [36, pl. 8(1-2)].
Type data:
Holotype AM E3707, Great Australian Bight (129º28´E).
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] (following examination of a range of specimens including the holotype of Nymphaster pentagonus H.L. Clark, 1916 which falls well within the range of structural variation exhibited by Nymphaster moebii)
Generic Combinations
- Nymphaster moebii (Studer, 1884).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Broken Bay, NSW to N of Dampier, WA; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 195-1655 m
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine, temperate, tropical.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (also as Nymphaster pentagonus H.L. Clark, 1916)
History of changes
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