Revision of Taiwan Starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with Description of Ten New Records
Shyh-Min Chao (1999) This paper revises Taiwan's starfish fauna, listing 31 valid species in 10 families. A key to the 31 species is included. In addition, 10 newly recorded asteroids collected by scuba and skin diving in reef areas, and by trawling off the Taiwan coast are described: Asterina orthodon Fisher, Nepanthia belcheri (Perrier) (Asterinidae), Asteropsis carinifera (Lamarck) (Asteropseidae), Echinaster callosus von Marenzeller (Echinasteridae), Anthenea chinensis (Gray) (Oreasteridae), Calliaster childreni Gray, Stellasteropsis colubrinus Macan (Goniasteridae), Cistina columbiae Gray, Linckia multifora (Lamarck) (Linckiidae), and Neoferdina insolita Livingstone (Ophidiasteridae). Species accounts and figures of these 10 species are presented.
Keywords
Sea stars, Echinoderms, Species account, Taiwan.
