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Species Astrobrachion adhaerens (Studer, 1884)

Clinging Snake Star


Compiler and date details

2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Generic Combinations

  • Astrobrachion adhaerens (Studer, 1884).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific, South Pacific


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Central Western Transition (5), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 25(4): 165-376, pls 1-20 [177, pl. 1(9)] (as Ophiocreas melambaphes)

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 [202] (as Astrobrachion adhaerens)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [176] (as Ophiocreas melambaphes)

Döderlein, L. 1911. Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte Ostasiens. Über japonische und andere Euryalae. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 2(5): 1-123 pls 1-9 [113] (as Astroschema (Ophiocreas) adhaerens)

Döderlein, L. 1927. Indopacifische Euryalae. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 31(6): 1-105 pls 1-10 [99] (as Asteroschema (Ophiocreas) melambaphes)

Marsh, L.M. 1991. Shallow water echinoderms of the Albany region, south-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 2 pp. 439-482. [455-456] (as Asteroschema adhaerens)

McKnight, D.G. 1989. Further records of Tasman and Coral Sea echinoderms. DMFS Reports 3: 3-18 [11] (as Asteroschema adhaerens)

McKnight, D.G. 1989. Some echinoderm records from the tropical Southwest Pacific Ocean. DMFS Reports 3: 19-30 [25] (as Asteroschema adhaerens)

McKnight, D.G. 2000. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Basket-stars and snake-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Euryalinida). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 115: 1-79 [38-40, fig. 16, pl. 15] (as Asteroschema adhaerens)

Mortensen, T. 1933. Studies of Indo-Pacific euryalids. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 96: 1-75 figs 1-57 pls 1-5 [68-71, fig. 53, 57b-c, pl. 5(3)] (as Asteroschema (Astroscolex) adhaerens)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [357-358] (as Asteroschema adhaerens)

 

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)
15-Sep-2023 17-Dec-2013 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2010 MODIFIED