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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Echinodermata (phylum) » Asteroidea (class) » Valvatida (order) » Goniasteridae (family)
CAAB Code: | 25 122031 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Tosia australis Gray, 1840 |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | This species was revised by Naughton & O'Hara (2009), and some specimens from SE Australia previously included in this species are now recognised as a distinct species, Tosia neossia. | ||||||
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Record source: | Rowe, F.W.E. Gates, J., 1995, Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 33. Echinodermata. CSIRO, East Melbourne |
Scientific Name verified against: | Naughton, K.M., O'Hara, T.D., 2009. A new brooding species of the biscuit star Tosia (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Goniasteridae), distinguished by molecular, morphological and larval characters., Invertebrate Systematics, Vol. 23: 348-366. |