WoRMS taxon details
Capillaster squarrosus Messing, 2003
246729 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246729)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Messing CG (2003) Three new species of Comasteridae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) from the tropical western Pacific. Zoosystema 25(1):149-162. [details]
Holotype MNHN EcCh 189
Holotype MNHN EcCh 189 [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Capillaster squarrosus Messing, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246729 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN EcCh 189 [details]
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Diagnosis Capillaster with >10 cirri, not distally tapered; 12-20 arms; cirri with 23-30 segments; 10-15 middle brachials swollen, triangular, distinctly wider than proximal brachials and with thickened spinose distal edges. [details]
