Australian Museum Journal Papers from the Echinoderm Conference. 6. A revision of the asterinid genus Nepanthia Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with the description of three new species
- Shortform:
- Rowe and Marsh, 1982, Aust. Mus. Mem. 16: 89–120
- Author(s):
- Rowe, Francis W. E.; Marsh, Loisette M.
- Year published:
- 1982
- Title:
- Papers from the Echinoderm Conference. 6. A revision of the asterinid genus Nepanthia Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with the description of three new species
- Serial title:
- Australian Museum Memoir
- Volume:
- 16
- Start page:
- 89
- End page:
- 120
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1967.16.1982.360
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 31 December 1982
- Cover date:
- 31 December 1982
- ISBN:
- ISBN 0-7305-5743-6
- ISSN:
- 0067-1967
- CODEN:
- AUNMA5
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- ECHINODERMATA; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 04 February 2009
- Available online:
- 04 March 2009
- Reference number:
- 360
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (107kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (5796kb PDF)
Abstract
The genus Nepanthia Gray, 1840 is revised and eight species recognised, including three new species, one from New South Wales, one from north of Sabah, Borneo and one from the Sulu Sea, Philippines. Fisher's opinion that Parasterina crassa should be referred to Nepanthia is supported and the species is here included. Variation in the species N. belcheri (Perrier) is discussed and the species N. brevis (Perrier), N. suffarcinata Sladen, N. joubini Koehler, N. variabilis H. L. Clark and N. magnispina H. L. Clark are considered conspecific with it. A key is given for the eight species recognised.