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Fromia Elegans
''Fromia elegans'', common name little red star, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae Goniasteridae (the biscuit stars) constitute the largest family of sea stars, included in the order Valvatida. They are mostly deep-dwelling species, but the family also include several colorful shallow tropical species. Description Goniast .... Distribution This sea star has been spotted at latitudes from -27.5 to 26.6 and longitudes from 32.7 to 159.6. Habitat The animal is found at depths from down to , in to water. Systematics In 1921, H. L. Clark described this species of sea star as ''Fromia elegans''. In 1938, Engel collected specimens he believed to be ''F. elegans''. Hayashi studied Engel's collection, and finding them to be the same species as '' Fromia indica'', considered the names to be synonyms. In 1971, A. M. Clark believed there were enough differences between some specimens that they should be separate species, and that Engel' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouvelle-Calédonie
) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , established_title = Annexed by France , established_date = 24 September 1853 , established_title2 = Overseas territory , established_date2 = 1946 , established_title3 = Nouméa Accord , established_date3 = 5 May 1998 , official_languages = French , regional_languages = , capital = Nouméa , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = New Caledonian , government_type = Devolved parliamentary dependency , leader_title1 = President of France , leader_name1 = Emmanuel Macron , leader_title2 = President of the Government , leader_name2 = Louis Mapou , leader_title3 = President of the Congress , leader_name3 = Roch Wamytan , leader_title4 = High Commissioner , leader_name4 = Patrice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goniasteridae
Goniasteridae (the biscuit stars) constitute the largest family of sea stars, included in the order Valvatida. They are mostly deep-dwelling species, but the family also include several colorful shallow tropical species. Description Goniasteridae are usually middle-sized sea stars with a characteristic double range of marginal plates bordering the disk and arms. Most of them have five arms, often short and triangular, around a broad central disc; many species are pentagonal or subpentagonal, covered densely with granular, seed-like protuberances, hence the name of the family "seed-star" (''gonium+aster''). The aboral face is often covered with tiny spines looking like paxillae. Pedicellariae are often valvate, and the gonads are located at the interradius. Main identification keys for this group include the presence of paxillae, granules, teeth, spines, or the shape and dimensions of marginal plate. Location and habitat They occur predominantly on deep-water continental s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fromia Indica
''Fromia indica'', commonly called Indian sea star or red starfish, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae. Description ''Fromia indica'' can reach a diameter of about to . When young, it is bright red with black tips (but not always), and can become a duller red at maturity. Some describe it as "red with a fine black mesh finterlinked lines.", a characteristic pattern which distinguishes it from the black-spotted sister species ''Fromia milleporella''. Though this sea star normally has five rays, also called arms, some have been found with six, during periods of regeneration. Image:Fromia indica juvenile.JPG, Very young specimen Image:Fromia indica Maldives.JPG Image:Fromia indica HI09-0187.JPG Image:Fromia indica oral face.JPG, Oral face Distribution This species can be found in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific, from the Andaman islands as far west as Sri Lanka and as far east as the Fiji Islands. It can also be found as far north as Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Form (zoology)
In zoology, the word "form" or ''forma'' (literally Latin for form) is a strictly informal term that is sometimes used to describe organisms. Under the ''International Code of Zoological Nomenclature'' the term has no standing (it is not accepted). In other words, although form names are Latin, and are sometimes wrongly appended to a binomial name, in a zoological context, forms have no taxonomic significance at all. Usage of the term Some zoologists use the word "form" or "forma" to describe variation in animals, especially insects, as part of a series of terms and abbreviations that are appended to the binomen or trinomen. Many 'typical specimens' may be described, but none should be considered absolute, unconditional or categorical. Forms have no official status, though they are sometimes useful in describing altitudinal or geographical clines. As opposed to morphs (see below), a subpopulation usually consists of a single form only at any given point of time. ''forma geographi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fromia
''Fromia'' is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae. Description These species are tropical sea stars, with 5 arms but sometimes up to 7. Some species like ''Fromia monilis'' or ''Fromia nodosa ''Fromia nodosa'', commonly called elegant sea star, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae. Description The elegant sea star has five triangular arms radiating around an apparent central disc. its coloration is ...'' can be very difficult to identify, as they look like each other a lot, and even like unrelated species as those of the genus '' Paraferdinia''. Species Bibliography * Christopher Mah,Overview of the Ferdina-like Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including a new subfamily, three new genera and fourteen new species, ''Zootaxa'', vol. 4271, 2017 * Sprung, Julian y Delbeek, J.Charles- The Reef Aquarium. Volume two - Ricordea Publishing * Debelius, Helmut y Baensch, Hans A - Atlas Marino - Mergus * Gosliner, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
