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Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne).
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Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J.
1995
Echinodermata
In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'
33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne)
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Acaudina H.L. Clark, 1908 (basis of record)
Allostichaster Verrill, 1914 (additional source)
Amphiodia Verrill, 1899 (additional source)
Amphiophiura Matsumoto, 1915 (additional source)
Amphiura Forbes, 1843 (additional source)
Araeosoma Mortensen, 1903 (additional source)
Aspidodiadema A. Agassiz, 1879 (additional source)
Asterometridae Gislén, 1924 (additional source)
Asteronyx Müller & Troschel, 1842 (additional source)
Asteroschema Örsted & Lütken in Lütken, 1856 (additional source)
Asthenosoma Grube, 1868 (additional source)
Astrophiura Sladen, 1879 (basis of record)
Astrothorax Döderlein, 1911 (basis of record)
Astrothorax waitei (Benham, 1909) (additional source)
Bathyplotes moseleyi (Théel, 1886) (source of synonymy)
Brissopsis L. Agassiz, 1840 (additional source)
Brissopsis luzonicus (Gray, 1851) accepted as Brissopsis luzonica (Gray, 1851) (basis of record)
Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841) (additional source)
Brissus Gray, 1825 (additional source)
Caenopedina A. Agassiz, 1869 (additional source)
Caymanostella Belyaev, 1974 (additional source)
Cenolia AH Clark, 1916 (basis of record)
Ceramaster Verrill, 1899 (additional source)
Ceramaster patagonicus (Sladen, 1889) (basis of record)
Charitometra AH Clark, 1907 (basis of record)
Charitometridae AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Clarkcomanthus Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986 (additional source)
Clypeaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Coelopleurus L. Agassiz, 1840 (additional source)
Comissia Clark, 1909 (basis of record)
Comissia norfolkensis McKnight, 1977 (additional source)
Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867 (additional source)
Cosmasterias Sladen, 1889 (additional source)
Cosmiometra AH Clark, 1909 (basis of record)
Cribrella Lütken, 1857 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 (additional source)
Crossaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 (additional source)
Daidalometra arachnoides (AH Clark, 1909) (additional source)
Dermechinus Mortensen, 1942 (additional source)
Dictenophiura H.L. Clark, 1923 accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) H.L. Clark, 1923 (basis of record)
Dipsacaster Alcock, 1893 (additional source)
Dipsacaster sladeni Alcock, 1893 (additional source)
Echinocyamus van Phelsum, 1774 (additional source)
Echinocyamus crispus Mazzetti, 1893 (additional source)
Echinolampas Gray, 1825 (basis of record)
Echinoneus Leske, 1778 (basis of record)
Eucidaris Pomel, 1883 (basis of record)
Fibularia Lamarck, 1816 (additional source)
Gephyrothuria Koehler & Vaney, 1905 (additional source)
Glyptometra AH Clark, 1909 (basis of record)
Glyptometra inaequalis (Carpenter, 1888) (basis of record)
Gorgonocephalus pustulatum (H.L. Clark, 1916) (additional source)
Henricia Gray, 1840 (additional source)
Hippasteria Gray, 1840 (additional source)
Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768) (additional source)
Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767 (additional source)
Hygrosoma Mortensen, 1903 (additional source)
Laetmogone Théel, 1879 (additional source)
Lovenia Desor in Agassiz & Desor, 1847 (basis of record)
Macrophiothrix longipeda (Lamarck, 1816) (additional source)
Monachometra AH Clark, 1916 (basis of record)
Monachometra robusta (Carpenter, 1888) (basis of record)
Nymphaster moebii (Studer, 1884) (basis of record)
Odontaster Verrill, 1880 (additional source)
Ophiernus Lyman, 1878 (additional source)
Ophiernus vallincola Lyman, 1878 (basis of record)
Ophiocten Lütken, 1855 (additional source)
Ophiogymna pellicula (Duncan, 1887) (additional source)
Ophiomisidium Koehler, 1914 (additional source)
Ophiomusium Lyman, 1869 (additional source)
Ophiomusium aporum H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Ophiomusium australe H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Ophiomusa australe (H.L. Clark, 1928) (source of synonymy)
Ophiomusium australe H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Ophiomusa australe (H.L. Clark, 1928) (source of synonymy)
Ophiomyxa Müller & Troschel, 1840 (additional source)
Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899 (additional source)
Orechinus Döderlein, 1905 accepted as Trigonocidaris A. Agassiz, 1869 (basis of record)
Pentametrocrinus AH Clark, 1908 (additional source)
Perissasterias H.L. Clark, 1923 (additional source)
Peronella Gray, 1855 (basis of record)
Phormosoma Thomson, 1872 (additional source)
Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Psilaster Sladen, 1885 (additional source)
Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889 (additional source)
Psolidium Ludwig, 1886 (additional source)
Pterometra AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Pterometra trichopoda (AH Clark, 1908) (additional source)
Ptilometra AH Clark, 1907 (additional source)
Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835 (additional source)
Solaster Forbes, 1839 (additional source)
Spatangus Gray, 1825 (additional source)
Stichopus variegatus Semper, 1868 accepted as Stichopus horrens Selenka, 1867 (source of synonymy)
Taeniogyrus Semper, 1867 (additional source)
Temnopleurus L. Agassiz, 1841 (basis of record)
Temnotrema A. Agassiz, 1864 (basis of record)
Thalassometra AH Clark, 1907 (additional source)
Trochodota Ludwig, 1891 accepted as Taeniogyrus Semper, 1867 (additional source)
Zoroaster Wyville Thomson, 1873 (additional source)
Norfolk Island Exclusive Economic Zone for Comissia norfolkensis McKnight, 1977 
Port Denison for Daidalometra arachnoides (AH Clark, 1909) 
 Authority

L. Agassiz, 1846 as author in Clark & Rowe (1971). In Subgenus (Fibularia) Lamarck, 1816. Lectotype Muséum ... [details]

 Authority

Sometimes referred to Lütken in Agassiz (1872) (e.g. by Rowe & Gates 1995, p. 249) due to the fact that Agassiz ... [details]

 Authority

Ljungman, 1867 in Cherbonnier & Guille (1978). [details]

 Authority

Cherbonnier (1952) cites (Quoy & Gaimard) as authority - Quoy & Gaimard and Jaeger seemed to have published ... [details]

 Depth range

0-109 m. [details]

 Depth range

2-32 m. [details]

 Depth range

0-12 m. [details]

 Description

Also distributed in SE Arabia (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore, ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in SE Arabia, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, norh Australia, Philippine, China ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Ceylon, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Maldive area, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Marshall Islands (Clark, 1954), Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995), Lakshadweep (India) in Sastry ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Andaman Is. (Sastry, 1997); Arabian Sea (presumed to be from ... [details]

 Description

The genus is mainly tropical, but occurs southward to South Africa and the Australian seas, and northward to ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); ... [details]

 Description

Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, western Indian Ocean (Mascarene Is.), west Pacific ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Gilbert Islands, Onotoa Atoll (Clark, 1954); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). General ... [details]

 Description

Coulour in life: very variable with predominant colour ranging from black to fawn. This may pale progressively ... [details]

 Description

Colour in life: the shiny skin uniform burgundy (Sloan et al., 1979). Also distributed in SE Arabia, Maldive area, ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in SE Arabia, Maldive area, Ceylon, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in SE Arabia, Maldive area, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and ... [details]

 Description

Description: Arm length to 30 cm, disc diameter to 6 cm. Characteristic high tubercules on dorsal side of disc and ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China, south Japan and South ... [details]

 Description

Colour in life: deep purple above, much paler below (Sloan et al., 1979). Also distributed in Saipan, New ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore, ... [details]

 Description

Description: body rather narrower in its anterior half. Uniformly brown, but a clear ring is around the small ... [details]

 Description

Colour in life: variable, from harlequin deep purple, red orange and pink with orange yellow tips to arms, through ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian ... [details]

 Description

Colour in life: background blue-green with deep blue markings, deep fawn with brown markings or pale fawn with ... [details]

 Description

Description: five arms; superomarginal plates paxilliform, not distinguishable from the abactinal plates; oral ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in SE Arabia, Persian Gulf and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Guam, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954); SE Arabia, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in New Caledonia (Clark, 1954); Persian Gulf, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, ... [details]

 Description

Colour in life: pale flesh tone with large brick-red patches, especially proximally, arm tips black (Sloan et al., ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in north Australia and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in SE Arabia, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East indies, north Australia, Philippines, ... [details]

 Description

Colour: Disc patterned with gray, yellow and white; arms with dark longitudinal lines. Description: disc diameter 25 ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, ... [details]

 Description

Colour in life: burgundy with irregular white flecking (Sloan et al., 1979 ). Also distributed in Maldive area, ... [details]

 Description

Description: arm length to 40 mm, disc diameter to 8 mm. Disc scales bearing granules. Disc variable in colour from ... [details]

 Description

Arm length to 20 mm, disc diameter to 6 mm. Similar to Ophiochaeta hirsuta, but genus instantly recognisable by ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in SE Arabia, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

 Description

Description: arm length to 4 cm, disc diameter to 9 mm. Disc completely covered with granules, otherwise similar to ... [details]

 Description

Colour in life: dark grey-green dorsal surface with paler irregular patches on disc and pale bands on arms ... [details]

 Description

This species in known from the East Indies, north Australia, Philippines, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippines, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); ... [details]

 Description

Colour in life: red on pink or grey background, furrow spines white with pink tube feet juveniles mottled ... [details]

 Description

Colour in life: tubercles yellow with orange tips, papular areas blue-grey with paulae green; remainder of aboral ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in north Australia (Clark & Rowe (1971) and Rowe & Gates (1995)). Ecology: benthic, inshore. ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in SE Arabia, Persian Gulf, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China ... [details]

 Description

Also distributed in Ceylon, Maldive Islands, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippines, China, south ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: Usually found concealed under rock or in narrow crevices (Thandar, 1990). Also distributed in SE Arabia, ... [details]

 Description

Also from the Iranian Gulf (Heding, 1940). [details]

 Description

Appearance in life: shaggy, orange-brown above, light red band of tube feet about half the width of sole running ... [details]

 Distribution

From Zamboanga (Mindano, Philippines) in A.H. Clark (1908). [details]

 Distribution

Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, Philippines, china and south Japan (Clark & Rowe (1971)); Australia ... [details]

 Distribution

Also distributed in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995) and in New Guinea, Tonga Islands and Ceylon (Chadwick, 1908) . ... [details]

 Distribution

Gabo I., VIC, to Fremantle, WA, Australia Depth range : 0-18 m  [details]

 Distribution

Off Manning River, NSW, Australia Depth range : 40 m [details]

 Distribution

Also distributed in Ceylon, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. ... [details]

 Distribution

Sahul Bank Depth range : 64-?210 m [details]

 Distribution

Sahul Bank, WA, to off Melville I., NT, Australia Depth range : 73-183 m  [details]

 Distribution

General distribution: tropical, southwest Pacific Ocean, depth range 6-60 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Also recorded ... [details]

 Distribution

Also distributed in Persian Gulf, north Australia and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, ... [details]

 Distribution

General distribution: temperate, southwest Pacific and South Africa, depth range 73-1005 m. (Rowe & Gates, ... [details]

 Distribution

Tweed Heads, NSW, to E Bass Strait, TAS, Australia; Depth range: 60-360 m  [details]

 Distribution

Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, & NW of Port Hedland, WA, Australia; Depth range: 0-103 m  [details]

 Distribution

Fremantle, West Australia to Lady Musgrave Reef, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-292 m [details]

 Distribution

Fremantle to Monte Bello Island, West Australia; Depth range : 0-135 m [details]

 Distribution

Gabo Island, Victoria to Cape Jervis, South Australia; Depth range : 5-35 m [details]

 Distribution

Mooloolaba, Queensland to Broughton Island, New South Wales, Australia; Depth range : 10-28 m [details]

 Distribution

Off Moreton Bay, Queensland to Rottnest Island, West Australia, Australia; Depth range : 18-306 m [details]

 Distribution

Byron Bay, New South Wales to Trigg Island, West Australia; Depth range : 1-63 m [details]

 Distribution

Byron Bay, New South Wales to Trigg Island, West Australia; Depth range : 0-37 m [details]

 Distribution

Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea; Lizard I. to Bushy I., QLD, Australia; Depth range: 0-55 m  [details]

 Distribution

West Cape to Baudin I., WA, Australia; Depth range: 72-78 m  [details]

 Distribution

Wanganella Bank, Tasman Sea; Kermadec Is.; Depth range : 716-1159 m [details]

 Distribution

Torres Strait to Mooloolaba Queensland; Depth range : 3-80 m [details]

 Distribution

Lancelin, West Australia to Lady Elliott Island, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 1-144 m [details]

 Distribution

Scott Reef, West Australia to Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland; Depth range : 0-18 m [details]

 Distribution

Port Hedland, WA, to Port Jackson, NSW; Lord Howe I., Tasman Sea; Australia; Philippines, Indonesia, Fiji; Depth ... [details]

 Distribution

Also recorded from the Iranian Gulf (Heding, 1940). [details]

 Distribution

Scott Reef West Australia to Lizard Island and Keeper Reef Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 3-20 m [details]

 Distribution

Also distributed in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, ... [details]

 Distribution

Jurien Bay to Port Hedland, West Australia, Australia; Depth range : 18-290 m (?400 m) [details]

 Distribution

Also distributed in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995; East Indies and Philippines (Clark & Rowe (1971)). Ecology: ... [details]

 Distribution

Gantheaume Bay West Australia to Lady Elliott Island, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 9-190 m (?538 m) [details]

 Distribution

NW Shelf, West Australia to Scawfell Island, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-91 m [details]

 Distribution

Also distributed in Salomon (Clark, 1911); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, ... [details]

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