species: Cistina columbiae in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Cistina columbiae


©Anne: Cistina columbiae at Lizard Island at night, 21 November 2005.

©Alexander Semenov: Cistina columbiae spawning at night at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Alexander Semenov: Magnified image showing white terminal arm plate of Cistina columbiae spawning at night at Big Vick's Reef, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Valvatida
Family Ophidiasteridae
Genus Cistina
Species Cistina columbiae
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Distinguishing features

The only known record of Cistina columbiae from Lizard Island is from the photo above. It was tentatively identified as such by Loisette Marsh (Western Australian Museum) due to the size, the apparent presence of spines along the arms and colour pattern.

From the size of other organisms in the photo, the longest radius of the specimen is estimated at 50-60 mm.

Size

  • Up to 7 cm (longest radius)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Clark, A.M. and F.W.E. Rowe (1971). Monograph of shallow-water Indo-west Pacific echinoderms British Museum (Natural History), London.
  • Coleman, N. (2007). Sea Stars: Echinoderms of the Asia/Indo-Pacific Neville Coleman's Underwater Geographic, Springwood, Qld. Australia.
  • Rowe, F.W.E. and J. Gates (1995). Echinodermata in: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33, xiii, 510 pp. Wells, A. (Ed.). CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia.