Extant Crinoidea (Echinodermata) of Singapore

Authors

Charles Messing, Nova Southeastern University
Teresa S. Tay, National University of Singapore

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-29-2016

Publication Title

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Keywords

Crinoidea, Feather star, Singapore, Comatulid, Echinoderm

ISSN

0217-2445

Volume

Supplement 34

Issue/No.

Part 2

First Page

627

Last Page

658

Abstract

The crinoid fauna of Singaporean waters now includes approximately 39 nominal species belonging to six families, all in Order Comatulida. Seventeen of the 22 species collected during the Singapore Strait Biodiversity Workshop (May-June 2013) were previously known from the area. Of the remaining five, Cenometra bella (Colobometridae) is definitely a new record for Singapore, while the taxonomic status of the other four is uncertain. Seventeen additional species, collected almost entirely in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, were not represented in the 2013 survey.

Comments

©2015 Academia Sinica and National University of Singapore

NSUWorks Citation

Charles Messing and Teresa S. Tay. 2016. Extant Crinoidea (Echinodermata) of Singapore .Raffles Bulletin of Zoology , (Part 2) : 627 -658. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/796.