WoRMS taxon details
Alloeocomatella polycladia Messing, 1995
246721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246721)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Messing CG (1995) <i>Alloeocomatella</i>, 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] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM E44632
Holotype USNM E44632 [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2024). World List of Crinoidea. Alloeocomatella polycladia Messing, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246721 on 2024-04-26
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original description
Messing CG (1995) <i>Alloeocomatella</i>, 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] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request] basis of record Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM E44632 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Alloeocomatella with up to 30 arms; ray length to 205 mm; anterior:posterior ray length ratio 1.1-1.5:1; longest segments on distal pinnules with length:width ratio usually 3-5:1; longest cirrus segments with length:width ratio 1.3-2.0. [details]
