Goniodiscaster forficulatus

Scientific Name:-

Goniodiscaster forficulatus

Common Name:-

Malayalam Name:-

Kadal Nakshathram

Category:-

Echinodermata

Status:-

Unknown

Description:-

Reddish brown coloured specimen with oral side pale. Arms narrow, pointed at their tips and of moderate length providing stellate appearance. Dorsal side slightly convex and ventral side flat. Aboral skeleton compact. Supero-marginals and infero-marginals prominent and of same size. Supero-marginals slightly raised and infero-marginals slightly projecting outward in the interradial region. Abactinal plates rounded with small pore areas in between. Some abactinal plates on the disc posses small conical tubercles or spines. Madreporite near the centre of the disc with size same as that of primary plates. Marginals and actinals thickly covered by coarse granules and devoid of spines. Ambulacral grooves with two rows of suckered podia.

Threats:-

Not recorded

Remark:-

Commonly found in the coastal waters of India

Habitat:-

Shallow waters up to a depth of 30m.

Synonyms:-

Goniodiscus forficulatus (Perrier, 1875)

References:-

Clark, A. M and F.W.E. Rowe 1971. Monograph of shallow-water Indo West Pacific echinoderms. London. 238 pp.
James, D. B. 2007. Echinoderms of the West Coast of India. Fishing Chimes, 27(7): 19- 21.
Jayakumari, M. 2004. Studies on the ecophysiology of echinoderms along the coast of Kerala. Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the University of Kerala,. 226pp.
Mah, C. (2014). Goniodiscaster forficulatus (Perrier, 1875). In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254925 on 2014-12-26
Sastry, R. K. (2007). Echinodermata of India: An annotated check list . Rec. zool. Surv. India. Occ. paper No.271: 1-387

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