WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Alecto parvicirra Müller, 1841) Müller, J. (1841). Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. <em>Monatsberichte Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1841:179-189 (also <i>Archiv für Naturgeschichte</i>, Jahrg. 7, v. 1, Berlin, 1841, p. 139–148)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11051739 [details]
original description
(of Alecto Timorensis Müller, 1841) Müller, J. (1841). Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. <em>Monatsberichte Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1841:179-189 (also <i>Archiv für Naturgeschichte</i>, Jahrg. 7, v. 1, Berlin, 1841, p. 139–148)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11051739 [details]
original description
(of Alecto Timorensis Müller, 1841) Müller J. (1841). Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. <em>Monatsberichte Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (1841), p. 179-189.</em> [details]
original description
(of Comatula mertensi Grube, 1875) Grube J (1875) Uber einige noch unbeschriebene Comatulen aus Nord-Borneo. Jahresbericht der schleischen gesellschaft für vaterlandische kultur, Breslau 1875:74-75. [details]
original description
(of Actinometra polymorpha Carpenter, 1879) Carpenter, P. H. (1879). On the Genus <i>Actinometra</i>, Müll., with a morphological account of a new species (A.) polymorpha, from the Philippine Islands.--Part I. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 2(2), 1-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8599862 [details]
original description
(of Actinometra annulata Bell, 1882) Bell, F. J. (1882). An attempt to apply a method for formulation to the species of the Comatulidae; with a description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 6:530-536, pl. 35. [details]
original description
(of Actinometra elongata Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
original description
(of Actinometra rotalaria Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
original description
(of Actinometra valida Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
original description
(of Actinometra quadrata Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
original description
(of Comanthus intricata AH Clark, 1908) Clark, A. H. (1908). New genera and species of crinoids. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 21:219-232. [details]
original description
(of Comanthus parvicirra comasteripinna Gislén, 1922) Gislén T (1922) The crinoids from Dr. S. Bock's expedition to Japan 1914. <i>Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis</i> (4)5(6):1-183, text-fig. 1-162, pl. 1, 2. [details]
original description
(of Comatula Timorensis Müller, 1841) Müller, J. (1841). Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. <em>Monatsberichte Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1841:179-189 (also <i>Archiv für Naturgeschichte</i>, Jahrg. 7, v. 1, Berlin, 1841, p. 139–148)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11051739 [details]
context source (HKRMS)
Wai, T. C., Ng, W. C., Leung, K. M. Y. & Williams, G. A. (2011). Stock and ecological status of echinoderms in Hong Kong: evaluation of effectiveness of marine protected areas using sea urchins as model organism. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
basis of record
Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source
Rowe FWE, Hoggett AK, Birtles RA, Vail LL (1986) Revision of some comasterid genera from Australia (Echinodermata: Crinoidea), with descriptions of two new genera and nine new species. J. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 86(3): 197-277. [details]
additional source
Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Comanthus with 10-63 arms (usually <40): anterior arms usually markedly longer than posterior arms; cirri II—XIX, 11-16 segments, distal segments bear a sharp aboral transverse bar or tubercle; centrodorsal small discoidal; radials visible, of vari [details]
Distribution Cockburn Sound (near Perth), West Australia to Byron Bay, New South Wales; Depth range : 0-28 m [details]Unreviewed
Description Also distributed in Gilbert Islands, Onotoa Atoll (Clark, 1954); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 1-103 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995; depth 34 fathoms in Clark (1911)).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, suspension feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Type locality Bird Island, near Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia. Neotype in Australian Museum, Sydney (Australia) J17388 (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Spelled in Subgenus (Validia) in A.H. Clark (1911). [details]
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Actinometra quadrata Carpenter, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Comanthus rotalaria (Carpenter, 1888))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Comanthus annulata (Bell, 1882))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Actinometra parvicirra (Müller, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Comanthus timorensis (Müller, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Actinometra parvicirra (Müller, 1841))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Comanthus parvicirra (Müller, 1841))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Feather star)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Comanthus parvicirrus)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 53 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (11 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (133 records) (from synonym Comanthus parvicirra (Müller, 1841))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records) (from synonym Comaster tenella AH Clark, 1931)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (9 records) (from synonym Comanthus timorensis (Müller, 1841))
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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