The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Order Valvatida. Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars) |
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A.M. Clark Abactinal and actinal abactinal plates Actinal areas actinal surfaces adambulacral furrow spines adambulacral plates adjacent Ambulacral grooves angular Anus arm tip Asterina Asteroidea Bay of Plenty bivalved carinal series Ceramaster patagonicus patagonicus Challenger Plateau Chatham Rise coelomic coelomic side COLOUR conspicuous disc and arms disc centre distal distinct sucking discs Echinodermata echinoderms enlarged spines Fisher flattened granules H.E.S. Clark H.L. Clark Hippasteria phrygiana Holotype inferomarginal plates interbrachial arcs interradial Island Lithosoma novaezelandiae Madreporite marginal plates MATERIAL EXAMINED McKnight Mediaster sladeni membranous NMNZ NZOI Stn obvious Odontaster benhami Ophidiasteridae oral furrow spines oral plates ossicles oval papulae papular areas Paragonaster Patiriella regularis paxillae pedicellariae Pentagonaster pulchellus Pillsburiaster aoteanus plates forming plates small present proximal Pseudarchaster garricki regular rows regularly arranged short spines slender slightly specimen spinelets Stegnaster inflatus subambulacral spines suboral spines supero superomarginal plates tapering terminal plate triangular Tubefeet biserial tumid TYPE SPECIES Zealand