WoRMS taxon details
Parabrisinga Hayashi, 1943
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hayashi, R. (1943). Contributions to the classification of the sea-stars of Japan. II. Forcipulata, with the note on the relationships between the skeletal structure and respiratory organs of the sea stars. Journal of the Faculty of Science of Hokkaido University (Zoology) 8: 133-277.
page(s): 144 [details]
page(s): 144 [details]
Taxonomy Parabrisinga is differentiated from Hymenodiscus solely on the basis of the gonad morphology which may have been mistaken...
Taxonomy Parabrisinga is differentiated from Hymenodiscus solely on the basis of the gonad morphology which may have been mistaken for the pyloric caeca and misinterpreted by Hayashi as serial rather than paired. That, in addition to the small size of the material described and the similarity of other morphological characters suggests that this is almost certainly a synonyn of Hymenodiscus. A search with Japanese colleagues was unsuccessful in locating the holotype which is presumed to have been lost or destroyed. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Parabrisinga Hayashi, 1943. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381783 on 2024-11-21
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Hayashi, R. (1943). Contributions to the classification of the sea-stars of Japan. II. Forcipulata, with the note on the relationships between the skeletal structure and respiratory organs of the sea stars. Journal of the Faculty of Science of Hokkaido University (Zoology) 8: 133-277.
page(s): 144 [details]
page(s): 144 [details]
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Taxonomy Parabrisinga is differentiated from Hymenodiscus solely on the basis of the gonad morphology which may have been mistaken for the pyloric caeca and misinterpreted by Hayashi as serial rather than paired. That, in addition to the small size of the material described and the similarity of other morphological characters suggests that this is almost certainly a synonyn of Hymenodiscus. A search with Japanese colleagues was unsuccessful in locating the holotype which is presumed to have been lost or destroyed. [details]
