Sclerasterias fam subsp. gen var. indet, . sp.

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

"fam. Astropectinidae" gen. indet. sp.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Astropectinidae sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Asteroidea; order: Paxillosida; family: Astropectinidae; scientificNameAuthorship: Gray, 1840; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Alphonse N 1, D'Arros N 1, Desroches S 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 114.5 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 269.5 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 tapered arms merging into the central disc. Appearance varies and individuals can be slender to thick-bodied with stubby and rounded or slim and highly tapered arms. Smooth body surface. The main body is pale whitish or yellowish-orange. Approximately 7 cm across.

The individual might belong to Dipsacaster or Leptychaster ; however, further microscopic examination is necessary for positive identification (Fig. 119 ).

Figures

Figure 119. Astropectinidae gen. indet. sp. D'Arros N 1, 350 m.