ENIGMASTER SCALARIS, N-GEN, N-SP, A PUZZLING SEA-STAR (ECHINODERMATA,ASTEROIDEA) FROM THE AUCKLAND ISLANDS

Authors
MCKNIGHT DG CLARK HES
Citation
Dg. Mcknight et Hes. Clark, ENIGMASTER SCALARIS, N-GEN, N-SP, A PUZZLING SEA-STAR (ECHINODERMATA,ASTEROIDEA) FROM THE AUCKLAND ISLANDS, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 26(2), 1996, pp. 205-214
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand → ACNP
ISSN journal
03036758
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
205 - 214
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-6758(1996)26:2<205:ESNNAP>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Enigmaster scalaris gen. et sp. nov. is described from one large speci men taken near the Auckland Islands, to the south of New Zealand, at a depth of 520 m. Though referred to the family Goniasteridae, unusual features of this species are: the presence of ?muscular bars across th e ambulacral furrow; apparent absence of suckers on the tube feet; irr egular marginal plates interradially; pores through some abactinal pla tes; pores between some actinal plates.