Clarkcomanthus cf. littoralis ( Carpenter, 1888 )

Summers, Mindi M., Messing, Charles G. & Rouse, Greg W., 2017, The genera and species of Comatulidae (Comatulida: Crinoidea): taxonomic revisions and a molecular and morphological guide, Zootaxa 4268 (2), pp. 151-190 : 181

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6009168

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Clarkcomanthus cf. littoralis ( Carpenter, 1888 )
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Clarkcomanthus cf. littoralis ( Carpenter, 1888)

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Remarks. Our molecular results recovered a second clade composed of specimens identifiable on morphological grounds as Clarkcomanthus littoralis that included color patterns characteristic of all three groups recognized by Rowe et al. (1986). Members of this clade lack cirri as adults and the radials are never obscured, as in Rowe et al. ’s (1986) group 2. However, because we cannot confidently place the holotype of Cl. littoralis in one or the other of these two clades, we treat this second clade as Clarkcomanthus cf. littoralis , pending collection and analysis of material from the type locality and re-examination of the holotype. This species occurs partially concealed within the reef infrastructure, often with arms exposed.

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