Disasterina akajimaensis Saba & Iwao & Fujita 2012, sp. nov. ...

Disasterina akajimaensis sp. nov. [New Japanese name: Akajima-numeri-itomaki-hitode] (Table 1; Figs 2–6) Disasterina odontacantha : Saba et al. 2008: 19–20. [Not Disasterina odontacantha Liao, 1980] Material examined . H olotype: NSMT E-6758, Kushibaru beach, Akajima Island, Ryukyu Islands (26°12.6'N, 127°16.6'E), intertidal, under rock, collected by M. Saba, on 19 November 2006. The specimen was directly preserved in 99% ethanol. Description of holotype .B ody thin, stellate with 5 tapering arms, slightly convex abactinally, at actinally (Fig. 2). R/r=16.9/ 8.1 mm =2.1. Body entirely covered... Mehr ...