Species Rosaster mimicus Fisher, 1913
- Rosaster mimicus Fisher, W.K. 1913. Four new genera and fifty-eight new species of starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 43: 599-648 [632].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 30540, between Lubang and Luzon (13º52´45˜N 120º25´E), Philippines.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Wanganella Bank, Tasman Sea; Philippines and Chatham Rise. Depth range 178-950 m.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
General References
Clark, H.E.S. 1982. A new genus and two new species of sea-stars from north of New Zealand, with notes on Rosaster species (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Records of the National Museum of New Zealand 2(5): 35-42 figs 1-14
Rowe, F.W.E. 1989. Nine new deep-water species of Echinodermata from Norfolk Island and Wanganella Bank, northeastern Tasman Sea, with a checklist of the echinoderm fauna. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 111(4): 257-291 12 figs 1 table
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |