en Meridiastra gunnii

Meridiastra gunnii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Valvatida
Family:	Asterinidae
Genus:	Meridiastra
Species:	M. gunnii
Binomial name
	Meridiastra gunnii; (Gray, 1840)
Synonyms
	Patiriella brevispina H.L. Clark, 1938; Patiriella gunni (Gray, 1840) ;

Meridiastra gunnii is an Australian species of sea star.

It has six arms and can be any colour.^[2]

Molecular evidence indicated that there were genetically divergent eastern and western forms of what is currently referred to as M. gunnii in southern Australia, and that a taxonomic revision was necessary. Further studies have shown that it can be conspecific with Patiriella brevispina.^[3]

References

^ Mah, C.L. (2023). "Meridiastra gunnii (Gray, 1840)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ "Meridiastra gunnii Six-armed Cushion Star in Museums Victoria Collections". Museums Victoria. 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ P.M O'Loughlin et al., A molecular and morphological review of the asterinid, Patiriella gunnii (Gray) (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60(2): 181–195 (2003)

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[WoRMS-1] Mah, C.L. (2023). "Meridiastra gunnii (Gray, 1840)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

[2] "Meridiastra gunnii Six-armed Cushion Star in Museums Victoria Collections". Museums Victoria. 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[3] P.M O'Loughlin et al., A molecular and morphological review of the asterinid, Patiriella gunnii (Gray) (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60(2): 181–195 (2003)

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