Coronaster volsellatus (Sladen, 1889)

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Coronaster volsellatus (Sladen, 1889)

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Coronaster volsellatus; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Asteroidea; order: Forcipulatida; family: Asteriidae; genus: Coronaster; scientificNameAuthorship: Sladen, 1889; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra N 1, Alphonse N 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 175 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 250 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Christopher Mah , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Ten long and tapered arms merging into a small central disc. The surface is covered in small bumps and appears rough. Colouration is bright orange on the dorsal surface, with a lighter coloured edge around the sides of the organism (Fig. 116 ).

Figures

Figure 116. Coronaster volsellatus. Aldabra N 1, 250 m.