A systematic revision of the asterinid genus Aquilonastra O'Loughlin, 2004 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)

Abstract

O ʼLoughlin, P. Mark and Rowe, Francis W.E. A systematic revision of the asterinid genus Aquilonastra OʼLoughlin, 2004 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea

DNA barcoding discriminates echinoderm species

“…Note also AY370752, identified in GenBank as Aquilonastra burtoni (Waters et al . 2004), has been re‐identified as the new species Aquilonastra yairi (O’Loughlin & Rowe 2006); we refer to it as A. yairi . One species and sequence from GenBank which otherwise met the requirements was not included, Ophiarthrum pictum (AY365187).…”

“…O' Loughlin & Waters 2004;Byrne 2006), and we have adopted some suggestions regarding conspecificity in the Holothurian genus Cucumaria (Arndt et al 1996). Note also AY370752, identified in GenBank as Aquilonastra burtoni , has been re-identified as the new species Aquilonastra yairi (O'Loughlin & Rowe 2006); we refer to it as A. yairi. One species and sequence from GenBank which otherwise met the requirements was not included, Ophiarthrum pictum (AY365187).…”

New asterinid species from Africa and Australia (Echinodermata: Asteroidea:Asterinidae)

“…Rowe and Richmond (2004) discussed the occurrence of asterinid species from the western Indian Ocean. They recognized two undescribed species from Rodrigues, and these have subsequently been described by O'Loughlin and Rowe (2006) as Aquilonastra conandae and Aquilonastra richmondi. Reference was made by Rowe and Richmond (2004) to two specimens from Zanzibar, thought by A.M. Clark to be "possibly referable to Paranepanthia Fisher" (discussed fully in note 89 on pages 68-71 in Clark and Rowe 1971).…”

“…O'Loughlin and Rowe (2005) erected a new genus for the Indo-West Pacifi c region, and described fi ve new species. Most recently O'Loughlin and Rowe (2006) undertook a morphological systematic revision of genus Aquilonastra O'Loughlin, 2004, and described 13 new species. In O' Loughlin and Waters (2004) and O'Loughlin and Rowe (2006) genera Aquilonastra O'Loughlin, Asterina Nardo, Callopatiria Verrill, 1913, Parvulastra O'Loughlin, 2004and Tegulaster Livingston, 1933 were discussed in detail, and are the subjects of systematic work here.…”

New asterinid seastars from northwest Australia, with a revised key to Aquilonastra species (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)

“…Six species were assigned to Ailsastra, five of them new. O'Loughlin & Rowe (2006) revised the genus Aquilonastra. A key to the then 25 species assigned to Aquilonastra, and map of type localities, were provided.…”