Fromia milleporella (Lamarck)
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Fromia milleporella (Lamarck) |
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Fromia milleporella (Lamarck) View in CoL
(Pl. III. Fig. d)
1816. Asterias milleporella : Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de. Hist. nat . anim. s. vert. 2: 564.
1971. Fromia milleporella : Clark, A.M. and Rowe, F.W.E. Monograph of shallow-water Indo-west Pacific echinoderms,
p. 63 (key), p. 34-35 (distribution).
1991. Fromia milleporella : Sastry, D.R.K. State Fauna Series 2: Fauna of Lakshadweep. p. 394.
1993. Fromia milleporella : Clark, A.M. Echinoderm Studies. 4: 332.
2007. Fromia milleporella : Sastry, D.R.K. Rec. zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper No. 271: 70.
Material: AGSN18-34. Dt. 19.11.2018. Two specs. B-36. Dt. 04.02.2018. One specs. KA - 35. Dt. 15.02.2018 .
One specs.
Remarks: The specimens measure 23-40mm in R. Abactinal plates not in regular series, no distinct carinal series. Actinal plates in three series at the arm base.
Distribution: Lakshadweep and Andamans. Elsewhere: widely distributed from East coast of Africa to South
Pacific Islands.
(Pl. III. Fig. e,f; Pl. IV. Fig. a,b)
1967. Fromia nodosa Clark, A.M. Bull. Br. Mus . nat . Hist. (Zool.),
15(4): 189 1991. Fromia nodosa : Marsh, L.M. and Price, A.R.G. Bull. Br.
Mus . nat . Hist. (Zool.), 57(1): 63 (Sumatra)
Material: AGSN18-33. Dt. 19.11.2018. One spec. KV-
4. Dt. 09.02.2018. Three specs. MCYN18 -86,87,126&128. Dt. 28.11.2018 Four specs .
Remarks: The specimens measure 35-45mm in R. Marginal plates large and convex sometimes separated by small flat plates. Carinal series of larger plates distinct in many arms. Actinal plates in two series at the base of the arm. Papular pores present on the disc and also between the marginal.
Distribtion: Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: Islands of Western Indian Ocean, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Sumatra. The species is newly recorded from Lakshadweep and is also new to India.
(Pl. XII. Fig. a,)
1921. Fromia pacifica Clark, H. L. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institute. 10: 42.
1971. Fromiapacifica: Clark, A.M. and Rowe, F.W.E. Monograph of shallow-water Indo-West Pacific echinoderms, p. 63 (key), p. 36-37 (distribution).
2019. Fromia pacifica : Mah, C.L. WoRMS.
Material: KA-7 . Dt. 13.02.2018 . Two specs. AM-2. Dt. 17.02.2018. Two specs. B-19. Dt. 04.02.2018. One spec. AGE-101. Dt. 06.02.2018. One spec. KA-35 . Dt .
15.02.2018. Two specs. B-36. Dt. 04.02.2018. Two specs. BW-8 . Dt . 05.02.2018. Four specs. PMPN18-69 . Dt .
22.11.2018. One spec. AG-4&5. Dt. 03.02.2018. Two specs.
Description: The specimens measure 25-40mm in R. Marginal plates flat, granule covered, becoming smaller distally. Furrow spines 3, rarely 2, subequal, distal one somewhat larger. Papillar pores single, Madreporite single.The specimen from AGE-101 is 25mm in R and 6 armed.
Distribution: Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: Philippine Islands and South Pacific Islands.The species newly recorded from Lakshadweep is also new to India.
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