Apollonaster Halpern 1970b

Mah, Christopher L., 2015, New species, corallivory, in situ video observations and overview of the Goniasteridae (Valvatida, Asteroidea) in the Hawaiian Region, Zootaxa 3926 (2), pp. 211-228 : 214

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scientific name	Apollonaster Halpern 1970b
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Apollonaster Halpern 1970b View in CoL

Apollonaster Halpern 1970b: 9 View in CoL ; Clark and Downey 1992: 229; A.M. Clark 1993: 243; Durán-González et al. 2006: 56 (checklist); Alvarado 2011: 266 (checklist).

Comments. Apollonaster is poorly studied and as of this writing has previously only been known from a single species (two known specimens in the USNM) in the tropical Atlantic from 40–1174 m ( Clark & Downey 1992: 230). It displays morphological similarities with Ceramaster and to a lesser extent Peltaster a nd Sphaeriodiscus in that it displays shallow fasciolar channels, a pentagonal body shape (low R:r), and a general similarity in granule distribution on the abactinal and marginal plates.

References

Alvarado, J. J. (2011) Echinoderm diversity in the Caribbean Sea. Marine Biodiversity, 41, 261 - 285. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 12526 - 010 - 0053 - 0

Clark, A. M. & Downey, M. E. (1992) Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 794 pp.

Duran-Gonzalez, A., Laguarda-Figueras, A., Solis-Marin, F., Buitron-Sanchez, B. E., Ahearn, C. G. & Torres-Vega, J. (2006) Equinodermos (Echinodermata) de las aguas mexicanas del Golfo de Mexico. Revista Biologia Tropicales, 53 (Supplement 3), 53 - 68.

Halpern, J. A. (1970 b) Biological investigations of the deep sea. 53. New species and genera of goniasterid sea stars. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 83 (1), 1 - 12.