New species and occurrence records of Japanese Solasteridae and Ganeriidae including a new species of Paralophaster from the North Pacific with an overview of Hyalinothrix

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: MAH, CHRISTOPHER L., FUJITA, TOSHIHIKO
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2020
• Subjects: Echinodermata; deep-sea; Japan; taxonomy; classification; Asterinidae; Solasteridae; Ganeriidae; Antarctic; Pacific; Sladen; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4750.1.4; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4750.1.4

Japanese waters contain a highly diverse echinoderm fauna including many undiscovered species, especially in deeper-water settings. Molecular phylogenetic data has shown a close relationship between three established families of asteroids, the Asterinidae, the Solasteridae and the Ganeriidae, which...