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Deep-Sea taxon details

Comissia Clark, 1909

Comissia luetkeni HOLOTYPE USNM 25513

AphiaID

204393 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204393)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Phanogeniini White & Messing, 2001 (in White et al., 2001)

Synonymised names

Leptonemaster AH Clark, 1909 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Direct children (8)

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Species Comissia dawsoni (McKnight, 1977)
Species Comissia decumatilos (McKnight, 1977)
Species Comissia gracilipes AH Clark, 1912
Species Comissia norfolkensis McKnight, 1977
Species Comissia parvula AH Clark, 1912
Species Comissia venustus (AH Clark, 1909)
Species Comissia imossica McKnight, 1975 accepted as Comatulidae incertae sedis imossica (McKnight, 1975) (basionym)
Species Comissia mathesoni McKnight, 1977 accepted as Oxycomanthus plectrophorum (HL Clark, 1916) accepted as Anneissia plectrophorum (HL Clark, 1916) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Clark, A. H. (1909). Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.36-1685.493 [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution General distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific region (Marshall & Rowe, 1981.

Distribution General distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific region (Marshall & Rowe, 1981. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2024). World List of Crinoidea. Comissia Clark, 1909. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204393 on 2025-04-06

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Comissia Clark, 1909. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204393 on 2025-04-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-11-11 01:14:46Z

created

Onyango, Eunice

2000-09-26 07:19:20Z

changed

Garcia, Maria

2006-09-08 06:50:23Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2007-10-10 11:56:07Z

changed

Messing, Charles

2009-04-23 09:17:06Z

changed

Messing, Charles

2015-01-09 03:39:36Z

changed

Messing, Charles

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original description Clark, A. H. (1909). Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.36-1685.493 [details]

original description (of Leptonemaster AH Clark, 1909) Clark, A. H. (1909). Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.36-1685.493 [details]

basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Diagnosis Comasteridae with IBr2 and first two arm ossicles united by synarthry; arms 10; first syzygy at br₃₊₄; combs present as far as P₂ to P₅; comb teeth single, curved confluent with exterior side of pinnular; terminal pinnular [details]

Unreviewed

Distribution General distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific region (Marshall & Rowe, 1981. [details]

Spelling Genus spelled 'Commissia' in Humphreys (1981).
Type species: Comissia lütkeni A.H. Clark, 1909 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

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