WoRMS taxon details

Florometra goughi John, 1939 (in Vaney & John, 1939)

714303  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:714303)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Vaney C, John DD (1939) XXIV. Scientific Results of the Voyage of S.Y. Scotia, 1902–04: The Crinoidea. <i>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh</i> 59(3):661-672. [details]   
Distribution Off Discovery Bank and Gough Island, South Atlantic. Depth range: 183-472 m.  
Distribution Off Discovery Bank and Gough Island, South Atlantic. Depth range: 183-472 m. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Florometra goughi John, 1939 (in Vaney & John, 1939). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714303 on 2024-03-29
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original description Vaney C, John DD (1939) XXIV. Scientific Results of the Voyage of S.Y. Scotia, 1902–04: The Crinoidea. <i>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh</i> 59(3):661-672. [details]   

basis of record Clark, A. H., Clark, A. M. (1967). A monograph of the existing crinoids. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (82): 1-860. [details]   
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Florometra with centrodorsal conical; bare aboral pole very small. Cirri ~100, of up to 38 cirrals; no aboral spines on distal cirrals; longest proximal cirrals with L/W ratio ~2.5. Brachitaxes and brachials quite smooth; third syzygy at brachials 14+15. Arm length probably to >150 mm with width at first syzygy >3 mm. P1 with up to 52 segments; distal pinnulars modified into a distinct comb. [details]

Distribution Off Discovery Bank and Gough Island, South Atlantic. Depth range: 183-472 m. [details]