WoRMS taxon details
Porphyrocrinus verrucosus Gislén, 1925
720783 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:720783)
accepted
Species
Porphyrocrinus polyarthra AM Clark, 1973 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gislén T (1925) Two new stalked crinoids from the Kei lslands. <i>Videnskabelige Meddelelser frå Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i København</i>
79:85–95, fig. 1–22., available online at http://210.212.232.211:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1809 [details]
Distribution Palau. Depth range: 218-310 m.
Distribution Kepulauan Kai, Indondesia. Depth: 345 m.
Distribution [As P. polyarthra] SW Indian Ocean Ridge, between South Africa and Amsterdam Island. Depth: 400 m.
Distribution Palau. Depth range: 218-310 m. [details]
Distribution Kepulauan Kai, Indondesia. Depth: 345 m.
Distribution Kepulauan Kai, Indondesia. Depth: 345 m. [details]
Distribution [As P. polyarthra] SW Indian Ocean Ridge, between South Africa and Amsterdam Island. Depth: 400 m.
Distribution [As P. polyarthra] SW Indian Ocean Ridge, between South Africa and Amsterdam Island. Depth: 400 m. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Porphyrocrinus verrucosus Gislén, 1925. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720783 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Gislén T (1925) Two new stalked crinoids from the Kei lslands. <i>Videnskabelige Meddelelser frå Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i København</i>
79:85–95, fig. 1–22., available online at http://210.212.232.211:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1809 [details]
original description (of Porphyrocrinus polyarthra AM Clark, 1973) Clark, A. M. (1973). Some new taxa of recent stalked Crinoidea. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> 25(7):267-288, 6 fig., pl. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Porphyrocrinus polyarthra AM Clark, 1973) Clark, A. M. (1973). Some new taxa of recent stalked Crinoidea. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> 25(7):267-288, 6 fig., pl. 1-2. [details]
Other
additional source
Messing CG (2007) The crinoid fauna (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) of Palau. Pacific Science 61(1): 91-111. [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Porphyrocrinus with 5 (sometimes 6) unbranched rays; up to ~20 short disk-like proximal columnals (none in specimens with regenerating crowns); middle columnals taller than wide; distal columnals as wide as tall or shorter, with multiple pairs joined by secondarily ankylosed rigid articulations. First pinnule on brachial 8 to 12. Proximal brachials chiefly in pairs joined by synostosis (1+2 sometimes missing; 5+6+7 sometimes present). [details]Distribution Palau. Depth range: 218-310 m. [details]
Distribution Kepulauan Kai, Indondesia. Depth: 345 m. [details]
Distribution [As P. polyarthra] SW Indian Ocean Ridge, between South Africa and Amsterdam Island. Depth: 400 m. [details]
