Ophiuroidea taxon details
Astrothorax waitei (Benham, 1909)
214611 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214611)
accepted
Species
Astrocrius waitei (Benham, 1909) · unaccepted (synonym)
Astrothamnus furtivus Koehler, 1930 · unaccepted
Astrothamnus papillatus H.L. Clark, 1923 · unaccepted
Astrothamnus rugosus H.L. Clark, 1916 · unaccepted
Astrothorax furtivus (Koehler, 1930) · unaccepted
Astrothorax papillata (H.L. Clark, 1923) · unaccepted
Astrotoma waitei Benham, 1909 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Astrotoma waitei Benham, 1909) Benham, W. B. (1909). Echinoderma (Science reports N.Z. Government Trawling Expedition). <em>Records of the Canterbury Museum.</em> 1(2): 83-116., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29452519#page/107/mode/1up [details]
Distribution General distribution: temperate, southwest Pacific and South Africa, depth range 73-1005 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also...
Also...
Distribution General distribution: temperate, southwest Pacific and South Africa, depth range 73-1005 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also recorded in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also recorded in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Astrothorax waitei (Benham, 1909). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214611 on 2025-05-16
original description
(of Astrothamnus papillatus H.L. Clark, 1923) Clark, H. L. (1923). The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 13(7): 221-435, 23 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1541222#page/263/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Astrotoma waitei Benham, 1909) Benham, W. B. (1909). Echinoderma (Science reports N.Z. Government Trawling Expedition). <em>Records of the Canterbury Museum.</em> 1(2): 83-116., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29452519#page/107/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Astrothamnus furtivus Koehler, 1930) Koehler, R. (1930). Ophiures recueillies par le Docteur Th. Mortensen dans les Mers d'Australie et dans l'Archipel Malais. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. LIV. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 89, 1-295, 22 pl. [details]
original description (of Astrothamnus rugosus H.L. Clark, 1916) Clark, H. L. (1916). Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. <em>Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914.</em> 4(1), 1-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13736290 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
source of synonymy Baker, A. N. (1980). Euryalinid Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Australia, New Zealand, and the south-west Pacific Ocean. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 7, 11-83. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Astrotoma waitei Benham, 1909) Benham, W. B. (1909). Echinoderma (Science reports N.Z. Government Trawling Expedition). <em>Records of the Canterbury Museum.</em> 1(2): 83-116., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29452519#page/107/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Astrothamnus furtivus Koehler, 1930) Koehler, R. (1930). Ophiures recueillies par le Docteur Th. Mortensen dans les Mers d'Australie et dans l'Archipel Malais. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. LIV. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 89, 1-295, 22 pl. [details]
original description (of Astrothamnus rugosus H.L. Clark, 1916) Clark, H. L. (1916). Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. <em>Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914.</em> 4(1), 1-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13736290 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
source of synonymy Baker, A. N. (1980). Euryalinid Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Australia, New Zealand, and the south-west Pacific Ocean. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 7, 11-83. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 30 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Paratype (of Astrothamnus rugosus H.L. Clark, 1916) MCZ OPH-3942 [details]
Unknown type (of Astrothamnus papillatus H.L. Clark, 1923) MCZ OPH-4310 [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution General distribution: temperate, southwest Pacific and South Africa, depth range 73-1005 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Also recorded in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Remark Syntypes Canterbury Museum, Christchurch (New Zealand) (3 specimens). Type locality: east coast of Otago, New Zealand (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Astrothamnus papillatus H.L. Clark, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Astrothamnus rugosus H.L. Clark, 1916)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astrothorax waitei)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3942) (from synonym Astrothamnus rugosus H.L. Clark, 1916)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-4310) (from synonym Astrothamnus papillatus H.L. Clark, 1923)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Astrothamnus papillatus H.L. Clark, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Astrothamnus rugosus H.L. Clark, 1916)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astrothorax waitei)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3942) (from synonym Astrothamnus rugosus H.L. Clark, 1916)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-4310) (from synonym Astrothamnus papillatus H.L. Clark, 1923)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
