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Sea-Stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from "Eltanin" Cruise 26, with a Review of the New Zealand Asteroid Fauna
Family Odontasteridae Verrill, 1889 — Odontaster Verrill, 1880
Family Odontasteridae Verrill, 1889
Odontaster Verrill, 1880
Odontaster benhami (Mortensen).
Odontaster grayi Benham, 1909, p. 7.
Peridontaster Benhami Mortensen, 1925, p. 288, text fig. 8, pl. 12, figs. 12, 13.
Odontaster benhami Fell, 1958, p. 7; McKnight, 1967, p. 299.
Material Examined:
One specimen, Sta. 1847.
Size:
R/r = 19/9 m.
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Plate I:
Plutonaster fragilis n. sp. A, abactinal and b, actinal surfaces of type specimen from Sta. 1846. (reduced). Porcellanaster caeruleus Wyville Thomson. c, actinal and D, abactinal surfaces of large specimen from Sta. 1846. E. actinal and F, abactinal surfaces of small specimen from Sta. 1837. (C-F slightly enlarged). Styracaster horridus Sladen. G, abactinal and H, actinal surfaces of larger specimen from Sta. 1844. (slightly enlarged). Benthopecten pikei var. australis var. nov. I. actinal and J, abactinal surfaces of larger specimen from Sta. 1846. (reduced.)
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Plate 2:
A. abactinal and B. actinal surfaces of specimen from Sta. 1846. C. actinal and D. abactinal surfaces of 6-rayed specimen also from Sta. 1846 (A-D almost natural size). Mediaster sp. E. actinal and F, abactinal surfces of specimen from Sta. 1818. enlarged). Crossaster japonicus (Fisher) G, abactinal and H, actinal surfaces of specimen from Sta. 1818. (enlarged.)
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Plate 3:
Henricia sp. A, abactinal and B, actinal surfaces of specimen from Sta. 1818. (enlarged). Stylasterias reticulata (H. L. Clark). C. actinal and D. abactinal surfaces of specimen from Sta. 1815. (enlarged). Brisinga tasmani n. sp. E, actinal and F, abactinal surfaces of specimen from Sta. 1818. (considerably reduced). Brisingella or Astrostephane sp. G. actinal and H, abactinal surfaces of specimen from Sta. 1818. (reduced).
Colour:
Brick red-orange abactinally, with grey patches at arm base; actinal surface white.
Geographical Distribution
From Cook Strait south to Auckland Islands and according to McKnight (in press) east to the Chatham Islands.
Depth Range:
37–555 m.
Type Locality:
? Foveaux Strait, 37 m.