species: Neoferdina cumingi in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Neoferdina cumingi


©François Michonneau: Neoferdina cumingi

©Lyle Vail and Anne Hoggett: Neoferdina cumingi at South Island. Note the large, pink/purple marginal plates alternating with much smaller pale ones.

©Lyle: A specimen found inside a deep crevice at Pidgin Point in January 2009

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Valvatida
Family Goniasteridae
Genus Neoferdina
Species Neoferdina cumingi
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Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

The colour pattern as shown above is distinctive.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

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.