Halityle regularis Fisher, 1913

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

Halityle regularis Fisher, 1913

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Halityle regularis; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Asteroidea; order: Valvatida; family: Oreasteridae; genus: Halityle; scientificNameAuthorship: Fisher, 1913; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 60 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 60 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

Five stubby, triangular arms merging into a cushion-like central disc. Approximately 15 cm across. The body appears inflated with a smooth surface. Colour is a light brownish-grey with a dark brown edge and arm tips (Fig. 132 ).

Figures

Figure 132. Halityle regularis. Poivre E 1, 60 m.