Okanishi Masanori
Faculty of Science, Biological Sciences Course, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito, Ibaraki, 310-8512 Japan.
Zootaxa. 2017 Feb 6;4227(4):zootaxa.4227.4.4. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4227.4.4.
The holotypes of Astrohelix bellator bellator and Astrohelix bellator paucidens (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Euryalida: Gorgonocephalidae) are redescribed. Based on these observations Asteroporpa (Astromoana) with Astrohelix is proposed. With the elevation of two subspecies of Asteroporpa (Astrohelix) bellator bellator and A. (Astrohelix) bellator paucidens to species level, A. (Astrohelix) comprises six species, A. (Astrohelix) bellator, A. (Astrohelix) indicus, A. (Astrohelix) koyoae, A. (Astrohelix) muricatopatella, A. (Astrohelix) paucidens and A. (Astrohelix) reticulata. These species can be distinguished by the shape of the ossicles on the aboral disc, on the oral plates, and length of terminal projection of cone-shaped epidermal ossicles around the lateral interradial disc. A taxonomic key to all six species of the subgenus A. (Astrohelix) is provided.
重新描述了斗士星蛇尾指名亚种(Astrohelix bellator bellator)和斗士星蛇尾少齿亚种(Astrohelix bellator paucidens)(棘皮动物门:蛇尾纲:蔓蛇尾目:筐蛇尾科)的正模标本。基于这些观察结果,提出了将星孔筐蛇尾属(Asteroporpa)(星蛇尾亚属(Astromoana))与星蛇尾属(Astrohelix)合并。随着斗士星蛇尾指名亚种和斗士星蛇尾少齿亚种提升为物种等级,星蛇尾亚属(Astrohelix)包含六个物种,即斗士星蛇尾(A. (Astrohelix) bellator)、印度星蛇尾(A. (Astrohelix) indicus)、小夜鹰星蛇尾(A. (Astrohelix) koyoae)、多刺星蛇尾(A. (Astrohelix) muricatopatella)、少齿星蛇尾(A. (Astrohelix) paucidens)和网纹星蛇尾(A. (Astrohelix) reticulata)。这些物种可以通过反口盘、口板上的小骨形状以及辐间盘外侧锥形表皮小骨的末端突起长度来区分。提供了星蛇尾亚属(A. (Astrohelix))所有六个物种的分类检索表。