Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840), 1869
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11 |
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CB240BD2-A288-471F-BD23-E5A9AB045851 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6639782 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA8781-FF98-397B-FC20-F9E5FEB3FA81 |
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Felipe |
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Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840) |
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borbonica Perrier, 1875, Asterias View in CoL
Asterias borbonica Perrier, 1875: 61 View in CoL . — Clark in Clark & Mah 2001: 252.
Othilia purpureus Gray, 1840: 282 , n. syn.
CURRENT STATUS. — Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840) View in CoL .
TYPE MATERIAL. — Réunion Island • holotype; Maillard leg.; 1862; MNHN-IE-2014-639 .
REMARK
A. borbonica holotype is a juvenile specimen having the appearance and skeletal organization of an echinasterid individual. Its reticulated abactinal skeleton tends to arrange in longitudinal series as in some Echinaster species. Giving its geographical origin, A. borbonica could belong to the species Echinaster purpureus .
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Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840)
| Jangoux, Michel 2022 |
Asterias borbonica
| CLARK A. M. & MAH CH 2001: 252 |
| PERRIER E. 1875: 61 |
Othilia purpureus
| GRAY 1840: 282 |