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Monachometra AH Clark, 1916
- Species Monachometra flexilis (Carpenter, 1888)
- Species Monachometra fragilis (AH Clark, 1912)
- Species Monachometra kermadecensis McKnight, 1977
- Species Monachometra patula (Carpenter, 1888)
- Species Monachometra robusta (Carpenter, 1888)
- Species Monachometra mortenseni Gislén, 1927 accepted as Parametra orion (AH Clark, 1907) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Clark, A. H. (1916). Six new genera of unstalked crinoids belonging to the families Thalassometridae and Charitometridae. Washington Academy of Sciences, Journal 6 (17):605-608., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/24521244 [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2024). World List of Crinoidea. Monachometra AH Clark, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=508918 on 2024-04-25
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Clark, A. H. (1916). Six new genera of unstalked crinoids belonging to the families Thalassometridae and Charitometridae. Washington Academy of Sciences, Journal 6 (17):605-608., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/24521244 [details]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
additional source 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 Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
additional source 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis A genus of Charitometridae with genital pinnules tapering evenly from the broadened proximal segments to a delicate and slender tip; distal arms aborally rounded, sometimes with slightly raised broad median line; oral pinnules about as long as those following; brachitaxes with prominent, narrow, high, smooth synarthrial tubercle; IIBr series 2; arms 10-21, 90-250 mm long; cirri in 10 or 15 columns, of 17-31 segments; opposing spine often bifurcated. [details]
