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Clark, R.N. and Jewett, S.C. 2011. Three new sea stars (Asteroidea: Solasteridae & Pterasteridae) from the Aleutian Islands. Zootaxa 3051: 1-13.
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Publication
Two new species of Solaster, and a new species of Pteraster are described from the nearshore waters of the Aleutian Islands and compared to congeners from the region. Solaster hexactis sp. nov., S. spectabilis sp. nov., and Pteraster willsi sp. nov., are distinguished by the characteristics of the paxillar, marginal and adambulacral spines, and (in Solaster), the number of rays. The distributions of the new species and keys are provided.
Arctic-Boreal marine
Arctic, subarctic, boreal
Benthos Systematics, Taxonomy Date action by 2013-01-12 18:30:12Z created db_admin
Pteraster willsi Clark & Jewett, 2011 (original description)
Solaster hexactis Clark & Jewett, 2011 (original description) Solaster spectabilis Clark & Jewett, 2011 (original description) |