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Alloeocomatella Messing, 1995 
AphiaID: 246682

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinozoa (Subphylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Articulata (Subclass) > Comatulida (Order) > Comatulidina (Suborder) > Comasteroidea (Superfamily) > Comasteridae (Family) > Phanogeniinae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
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Rank Genus
Typetaxon Alloeocomatella polycladia Messing, 1995
Parent Phanogeniinae White & Messing, 2001
Source  original description: Messing CG (1995) Alloeocomatella, a new genus of reef-dwelling feather star from the tropical Indo-western Pacific (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comasteridae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 108:436-450, 6 fig.  [details]

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 Species Alloeocomatella pectinifera (AH Clark, 1911)
Species Alloeocomatella polycladia Messing, 1995
Environment marine
Link To GenBank
Note  Diagnosis: Phanogeniinae with all brachitaxes of 2 ossicles joined by synarthry; IIIBr developed exteriorly; specimens with <20 arms have br3+4 on arms arising from IIBr; specimens with >20 arms have br1+2,3+4 or br3+4 on arms arisin [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246682
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2007-10-10 11:56:07Z  created  Messing, Charles
2009-04-22 12:58:02Z  changed  Messing, Charles
2009-04-23 09:17:06Z  changed  Messing, Charles
  
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  Citation: Messing, C. (2013). Alloeocomatella Messing, 1995. In: Messing, C. (2013) World List of Crinoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246682 on 2013-05-22
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