Polyasterias problematica (Cleve) Meunier 1910
Publication Details
Polyasterias problematica (Cleve) Meunier 1910: 87
Published in: Meunier, A. (1910). Microplancton des Mers de Barents et de Kara. Duc d'Orleans Campagne Arctique de 1907. pp. 1-355, pls I-XXXVII [Atlas]. Bruxelles: Imprimerie Scientifique Charles Bulens, Éditeur.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Polyasterias.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hexasterias problematica Cleve.
Source of Synonymy
Gurdebeke, P.R., Mertens, K.N., Takano, Y., Yamaguchi, A., Bogus, K., Dunthorn, M., Matsuoka, K., Vrielinck, H. & Louwye, S. (2018). The affiliation of Hexasterias problematica and Halodinium verrucatum sp. nov. to ciliate cysts based on molecular phylogeny and cyst wall composition. European Journal of Protistology 66: 115-135, 10 figures, 5 tables.
Basionym
Hexasterias problematica Cleve
Type Information
Type locality: North Sea near Den Helder, Holland; Iceland; the Färöes; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 21 November 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
