Hippasteria colossa Djakonov 1950

HIPPASTERIA COLOSSA DJAKONOV, 1950 Djakonov, 1950: 55 (1968: 47); 1952: 411; Baranova, 1957: 162 Occurrence: Bering Sea, 238– 250 m. Comments: This is another of the possible synonyms that compose the H. spinosa complex in the Aleutian/ North Pacific region. Characters that distinguish this species...

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Main Authors: Mah, Christopher, Nizinski, Martha, Lundsten, Lonny
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Published: Zenodo 2010
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10545625
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Summary:HIPPASTERIA COLOSSA DJAKONOV, 1950 Djakonov, 1950: 55 (1968: 47); 1952: 411; Baranova, 1957: 162 Occurrence: Bering Sea, 238– 250 m. Comments: This is another of the possible synonyms that compose the H. spinosa complex in the Aleutian/ North Pacific region. Characters that distinguish this species are either variable or plesiomorphic to H. spinosa . Material examined: None. Published as part of Mah, Christopher, Nizinski, Martha & Lundsten, Lonny, 2010, Phylogenetic revision of the Hippasterinae (Goniasteridae; Asteroidea): systematics of deep sea corallivores, including one new genus and three new species, pp. 266-301 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160 (2) on pages 285-286, DOI:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00638.x, http://zenodo.org/record/10114738