Genus Polyplectana H.L. Clark, 1907
- Polyplectana Clark, H.L. 1907. The apodous holothurians. A monograph of the Synaptidae and Molpadiidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 35(1723): 1-231 pls 1-13 [16, 22, 76] [see information regarding the synonymy of this genus under
Synaptula ].Type species:
Synapta kefersteinii Selenka, 1867 by original designation. - Pendekaplectana Heding, S.G. 1931. Über die Synaptiden des Zoologischen Museums zu Hamburg. Zoologische Jahrbücher Syst. 61: 637-696 figs 1-17 pls 1-2 [651].
Type species:
Pendekaplectana grisea Heding, 1931 by original designation.
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] (Clark, H.L. 1907. The apodous holothurians. A monograph of the Synaptidae and Molpadiidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 35(1723): 1–231 pls 1–13 established Polyplectana for a species (
Synapta kefersteinii Selenka, 1867) with 15–25 tentacles and irregular milary granules among its ossicle complement. Heding, S.G. 1931. Über die Synaptiden des Zoologischen Museums zu Hamburg. Zoologische Jahrbucher Syst. 61: 637–696 figs 1–17 pls 1–2 established Pendekaplectana for a new species (P. grisea Heding, 1931) with 15 tentacles and irregular granules; he consideredSynapta nigra Semper, 1868 to be congeneric with P. grisea. There is no justification for recognising Pendekaplectana as a valid genus separate from Polyplectana on the basis of tentacle number alone, though tentacle number and form of miliary granules justify separation of Polyplectana fromSynaptula )
Distribution
States
Queensland
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
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, N coast, NE coast
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
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) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |