WoRMS taxon details
Poecilometra acoela (Carpenter, 1888)
509078 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:509078)
accepted
Species
Antedon acoela Carpenter, 1888 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Antedon acoela Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
Distribution Northern Celebes and Mindanao, Philippines; Depth range : 914-1327 m
Distribution Northern Celebes and Mindanao, Philippines; Depth range : 914-1327 m [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Poecilometra acoela (Carpenter, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=509078 on 2025-05-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Antedon acoela Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H. (1950) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4c). Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 82:1-383, 32 pls. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H. (1950) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4c). Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 82:1-383, 32 pls. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Clark, A. H. (1907). New genera of recent free crinoids. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 50(29): 343-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049299 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type BMNH Challenger sta. 214 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis A species of Poecilometra with lateral profiles of IBr series almost parallel, those of arm bases slightly diverging; IBr series constricted with a sudden broadening at br1; profiles of ray bases diverging at an angle of about 45° in small individuals in which the IBr constriction has not developed; centrodorsal large and broad, to 5 mm across the base; cirri 25-30, of 15-18 cirrals; arms to 100 mm long. [details]Distribution Northern Celebes and Mindanao, Philippines; Depth range : 914-1327 m [details]
