Australian Museum Journal The Australian species of Tosia (Asteroidea)
- Shortform:
- Livingstone, 1932, Rec. Aust. Mus. 18(7): 373–382
- Author(s):
- Livingstone, Arthur A.
- Year published:
- 1932
- Title:
- The Australian species of Tosia (Asteroidea)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 18
- Issue:
- 7
- Start page:
- 373
- End page:
- 382
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.18.1932.742
- Language:
- English
- Plates:
- plates xliii–xliv
- Date published:
- 21 June 1932
- Cover date:
- 21 June 1932
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Digitized:
- 05 February 2009
- Available online:
- 06 March 2009
- Reference number:
- 742
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (97kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (1853kb PDF)
Abstract
The opinion held by Fisher (1911) that the Australian forms are best kept together in the genus Tosia and the American and European forms relegated to allied genera such as Ceramaster and Plinthaster, appears to be not only the most reasonable solution to the problem, but also the most natural course out of a maze of difficulties. The proposition, however, solves for the present only part of the task for the systematist and, indeed, must be regarded as only an initial step in the reorganization of sea-stars of the Australian seas. A problem yet to be faced is the relationship of Tosia with Pentagonaster, which is not yet clearly understood, but it is felt that, when the question is fully investigated by one with sufficient data, the merging of both genera will be the only alternative.