Glabraster

Glabraster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Poraniidae
Genus: Glabraster
A. H. Clark, 1916
Species:
G. antarctica
Binomial name
Glabraster antarctica
(E. A. Smith, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876
  • Astrogonium fonki Philippi, 1858
  • Porania armata Koehler, 1917
  • Porania glaber Sladen, 1889
  • Porania magellanica Studer, 1876

Glabraster is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae. It is monotypic, the sole species being Glabraster antarctica. It is also known as the red spiny cushion star.

Glabraster antarctica is found in the Southern Ocean, southern Pacific Ocean, and southern Atlantic Ocean on rock, sand, and shell substrates from the intertidal zone down to a depth of 900 m (3,000 ft). Although morphologically variable, genetic analyses do not support splitting this species into subspecies.

References

  1. 1 2 Mah CL, ed. (2024). "Glabraster antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876)". World Asteroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Mah CL, ed. (2024). "Glabraster A.H. Clark, 1916". World Asteroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Glabraster antarctica" in SeaLifeBase. March 2024 version.
  4. ↑ Moore, Jenna M.; Carvajal, Jose I.; Rouse, Greg W.; Wilson, Nerida G. (2018). "The Antarctic Circumpolar Current isolates and connects: Structured circumpolarity in the sea star Glabraster antarctica". Ecology and Evolution. 8 (21): 10621–10633. Bibcode:2018EcoEv...810621M. doi:10.1002/ece3.4551. PMC 6238125. PMID 30464833.