WoRMS taxon details
Comactinia titan Messing, 2003
246743 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246743)
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 186
Holotype MNHN EcCh 186 [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2024). World List of Crinoidea. Comactinia titan Messing, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246743 on 2024-05-03
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original description
Messing CG (2003) Three new species of Comasteridae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) from the tropical western Pacific. Zoosystema 25(1):149-162. [details]
basis of record Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN EcCh 186 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Extremely large, robust Comactinia with cirri up to 31 mm long; LW ratio of longest cirrals 1.0; proximal brachials with strong alternating articular tubercles; proximal segments of proximal pinnules smooth, cylindrical or rounded rhombic; distalmo [details]
