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Alaska, Aleutian Islands, W of Buldir Island (52°
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, 175°
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Small six-rayed form,
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, R =
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. R: r = 1:2.7 (range 1:1.7 to 1:2.7); disc relatively small, rays moderately long, tapering to rather blunt tips. Dorsal side (
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) moderately inflated. Papular pores numerous, small, occurring singularly or in pairs; papulae rather small. Abactinal plates cruciform, imbricating; Pseudopaxillae relatively large, bearing 2040 spinelets with thorny tips; Madreporite very small, only about twice as large as pseudopaxillae, radially grooved, surrounded and obscured by six pseudopaxillae (
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). Superomarginals only slightly larger than aboral pseudopaxillae. Inferomarginal plates about three to four times as wide as long, spaced about one half length apart, and usually slightly off set from the adjacent supramarginal; fan shaped, bearing about 50+ spinelets. Ventral side flattened; Oral interradial areas relatively wide, and bearing 40 65 overlapping oblong plates with short pseudopaxillae bearing five to eight spinelets; synactinal series extending about one fifth of ray length. Adambulacral plates (
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) about four times as wide as long, slightly curved, and slightly tapering distally, spaced a little more than one length apart; bearing a bristling curved actinal series of six to eight (five in very small, &lt;R
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specimens) moderately long, stout, tapering, membrane covered spines of about equal length, the tips of which are thorny, and a furrow series of two (one in very small, &lt;R
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specimens) long, slender, tapering, membrane covered spines, webbed at the base; base of spines rather bulbous. Paired oral plates (
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) shovel-shaped, each bearing five to seven long, slender, membrane covered marginal spines, webbed at the base, with thorny tips, and four to eight (normally seven) short, slender, un-webbed sub oral spines. Living color of shallow-water specimens dull red (Fig. 5), deep-water specimens are uniformly white or pale tan, oral side cream.
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Type material:
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<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707FCE48830FC33" box="[331,850,845,928]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">LACM 1997- W of Buldir Island 52°18.50 168.008, dry N, 175°49.00 E; NMFS 23-199701-243</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898534FCE48884FC33" box="[888,998,845,928]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">325 m</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259FCE48FD7FC33" box="[1045,1205,845,928]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">9 August, 1997</td>
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R. N. Clark, trawled, R/V
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<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707FC188830FB96" box="[331,850,945,1029]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">USNM 1153699 Petrel Bank 52°30.29 N, 1 specimen, dry 179°58.62 E; NMFS 23-199401-145</td>
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<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259FC188FD7FB96" box="[1045,1205,945,1029]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">9 July, 1994</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C88982AFFC188EF0FB96" box="[1251,1426,945,1029]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">R. N. Clark, trawled, R/V Ve s t e r aa l e n</td>
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<th id="07021D5A7322C8898707FBBC8A90FBFB" box="[331,498,1045,1128]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">USNM 1153700 1 specimen, dry</th>
<th id="07021D5A7322C889847DFBBC88DAFBFB" box="[561,952,1045,1128]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">W of Tanaga Island 51°38.20 179 m N, 178°15.59 W; NMFS 23- 199701-139</th>
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R. N. Clark, trawled, R/V
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</th>
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<tr id="44D374267322C88986DBFBD08EF0FB5E" box="[151,1426,1145,1229]" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<th id="07021D5A7322C88986DBFBD08A60FB5E" box="[151,258,1145,1229]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Paratype</th>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707FBD08A90FB5E" box="[331,498,1145,1229]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">CASIZ 184725 1 specimen, dry</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C889847DFBD088DAFB5E" box="[561,952,1145,1229]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">W of Kiska Island 51°54.31 272 m N, 176°35.89 E; NMFS 23- 199701-202</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259FBD08FD3FB5E" box="[1045,1201,1145,1229]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">1 August, 1997</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C88982AFFBD08EF0FB5E" box="[1251,1426,1145,1229]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
R. N. Clark, trawled, R/V
<emphasis id="C897AA767322377482AFFB118E30FB5E" box="[1251,1362,1208,1229]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Dominator</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="44D374267322C88986DBFB748EF0FAA3" box="[151,1426,1245,1328]" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<th id="07021D5A7322C88986DBFB748A60FAA3" box="[151,258,1245,1328]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Paratype</th>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707FB748A90FAA3" box="[331,498,1245,1328]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">LACM 1997- 223.001 1 specimen, dry</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C889847DFB7488DAFAA3" box="[561,952,1245,1328]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">W of Buldir Island 52°18.47 255 m N, 175°48.16 E; NMFS 23- 199701-242</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259FB748FD3FAA3" box="[1045,1201,1245,1328]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">9 August, 1997</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C88982AFFB748EF0FAA3" box="[1251,1426,1245,1328]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
R. N. Clark, trawled, R/V
<emphasis id="C897AA767322377482AFFAB28E30FAA3" box="[1251,1362,1307,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Dominator</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="44D374267322C88986DBFAE88EF0FA06" box="[151,1426,1345,1429]" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<th id="07021D5A7322C88986DBFAE88A60FA06" box="[151,258,1345,1429]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Paratypes</th>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707FAE88A90FA06" box="[331,498,1345,1429]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">LACM 1997- 156.005 4 specimen, dry</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C889847DFAE888DAFA06" box="[561,952,1345,1429]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">S Kiska Island 384 m 51°27.70 N, 178°35.00 E; NMFS 23-199701-181</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259FAE88FD3FA06" box="[1045,1201,1345,1429]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">27 July, 1997</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C88982AFFAE88EF0FA06" box="[1251,1426,1345,1429]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">R. N. Clark, trawled, R/V Dominator</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FA5C76647322377486D3FA0F8E7FF87F" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<table id="88E384C47322C88986DBFA0C8EF0F87F" box="[151,1426,1445,2028]" gridcols="5" gridrows="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<tr id="44D374267322C88986DBFA0C8EF0FA6B" box="[151,1426,1445,1528]" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<th id="07021D5A7322C88986DBFA0C8A60FA6B" box="[151,258,1445,1528]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Paratype</th>
<th id="07021D5A7322C8898707FA0C8A9CFA6B" box="[331,510,1445,1528]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">UAF 8138 1 specimen, dry</th>
<th id="07021D5A7322C889847DFA0C8822FA6B" box="[561,832,1445,1528]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E of Buldir Island 52°20.09 N, 176°21.92 E; NMFS 23-1997-246</th>
<th id="07021D5A7322C8898534FA0C88DAFA6B" box="[888,952,1445,1528]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">232 m</th>
<th id="07021D5A7322C8898259FA0C8EF0FA6B" box="[1045,1426,1445,1528]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
10 August, 1997 R. N. Clark, trawled, R/V
<emphasis id="C897AA767322377482AFFA4A8E30FA6B" box="[1251,1362,1507,1528]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Dominator</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="44D374267322C88986DBF9A08EF0F9CE" box="[151,1426,1545,1629]" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<th id="07021D5A7322C88986DBF9A08A60F9CE" box="[151,258,1545,1629]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Paratype</th>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707F9A08A9CF9CE" box="[331,510,1545,1629]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">LACM 2000- 211.001 1 specimen, dry</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C889847DF9A08822F9CE" box="[561,832,1545,1629]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">S of Herbert Island 52°32.36 N, 170°04.46 W; NMFS 200001-41</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898534F9A088DAF9CE" box="[888,952,1545,1629]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">233 m</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259F9A08EF0F9CE" box="[1045,1426,1545,1629]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
27 May, 2000 K. P. Maslenikov trawled, R/V
<emphasis id="C897AA767322377482AFF9E18E30F9CE" box="[1251,1362,1608,1629]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Dominator</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="44D374267322C88986DBF9C48EF0F953" box="[151,1426,1645,1728]" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<th id="07021D5A7322C88986DBF9C48A60F953" box="[151,258,1645,1728]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Paratypes</th>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707F9C48A9CF953" box="[331,510,1645,1728]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">LACM 2007- 122.001 2 specimens, Eth.</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C889847DF9C48822F953" box="[561,832,1645,1728]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Adak Island 51°45.35 N, 176°25.43 W; AKALE07-A0021</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898534F9C488DAF953" box="[888,952,1645,1728]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">11 m</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259F9C48EF0F953" box="[1045,1426,1645,1728]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">10 July, 2007 R. N. Clark, scuba</td>
</tr>
<tr id="44D374267322C88986DBF9788EF0F8B7" box="[151,1426,1745,1828]" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<th id="07021D5A7322C88986DBF9788A60F8B7" box="[151,258,1745,1828]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Paratype</th>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707F9788A9CF8B7" box="[331,510,1745,1828]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">LACM 2007- 123.001 1 specimen, Eth.</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C889847DF9788822F8B7" box="[561,832,1745,1828]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Umak Island 51°53.42 N, 175°58.28 W; AKALE07-0013</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898534F97888DAF8B7" box="[888,952,1745,1828]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">8 m</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259F9788EF0F8B7" box="[1045,1426,1745,1828]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">14 July, 2007 H. Chenelot, scuba</td>
</tr>
<tr id="44D374267322C88986DBF89C8EF0F81B" box="[151,1426,1845,1928]" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<th id="07021D5A7322C88986DBF89C8A60F81B" box="[151,258,1845,1928]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Paratypes</th>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707F89C8A9CF81B" box="[331,510,1845,1928]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">LACM 2002- 0 80.002 2 specimens, Eth.</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C889847DF89C8822F81B" box="[561,832,1845,1928]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">SSE of Seguam Island 52°02.5 N, 172°15.08 W; NMFS 94-200201-194</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898534F89C88DAF81B" box="[888,952,1845,1928]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">169 m</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259F89C8EF0F81B" box="[1045,1426,1845,1928]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
18 July, 2002 R. N. Clark, trawled, R/V
<emphasis id="C897AA767322377482AFF8DA8E34F81B" box="[1251,1366,1906,1928]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Ve s t e r aa l e n</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="44D374267322C88986DBF8308EF0F87F" box="[151,1426,1945,2028]" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<th id="07021D5A7322C88986DBF8308A60F87F" box="[151,258,1945,2028]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Paratype</th>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898707F8308A9CF87F" box="[331,510,1945,2028]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">LACM 2010- 0 37.001 1 specimen</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C889847DF8308822F87F" box="[561,832,1945,2028]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">S of Ulak Island 51°21.19 N, 178°55.78 W; NMFS 143-201001-172</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898534F83088DAF87F" box="[888,952,1945,2028]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">173 m</td>
<td id="07021D5A7322C8898259F8308EF0F87F" box="[1045,1426,1945,2028]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">27 July, 2010 K. P. Maslenikov trawled, R/V Sea Storm</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<caption id="AE9C26EC7323377586DBF9958A05F903" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/202820/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" targetBox="[217,1369,193,1585]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="FA5C76647323377586DBF9958A05F903" blockId="3.[151,1437,1596,1777]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="C897AA767323377586DBF9958A58F9C1" bold="true" box="[151,314,1596,1619]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">FIGURES 14.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE773233775870DF9948A8FF9C0" box="[321,493,1597,1619]" class="Asteroidea" family="Solasteridae" genus="Solaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Valvatida" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="hexactis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="C897AA7673233775870DF9948A8FF9C0" box="[321,493,1597,1619]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Solaster hexactis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C897AA767323377587B8F9948927F9C1" bold="true" box="[500,581,1597,1618]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D3A4170D7323377587B8F9948927F9C1" box="[500,581,1597,1618]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Holotype (LACM 1997-168.008). Fig. 1, Whole animal, aboral view; bar = 2.0 cm. Fig. 2, Close-up, aboral surface (M = Madreporite); bar = 5.0 mm. Fig. 3, Adambulacral area; bar = 1.0 mm. Fig. 4, Close-up, oral region; 2.0 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="FA5C76647323377586DBF93189ACF942" blockId="3.[151,1437,1596,1777]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="C897AA767323377586DBF9318A77F93D" bold="true" box="[151,277,1688,1711]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE7732337758753F9308AACF93C" box="[287,462,1689,1711]" class="Asteroidea" family="Solasteridae" genus="Solaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Valvatida" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="hexactis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732337758753F9308AACF93C" box="[287,462,1689,1711]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Solaster hexactis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C897AA7673233775879BF9308948F93D" bold="true" box="[471,554,1689,1710]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D3A4170D73233775879BF9308948F93D" box="[471,554,1689,1710]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
<typeStatus id="2558C8C6732337758478F93389EFF93C" box="[564,653,1690,1711]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
(LACM 2007-123.001). Live,
<emphasis id="C897AA76732337758598F9338F41F93C" box="[980,1059,1690,1711]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">in. situ.</emphasis>
, Umak Island,
<quantity id="3D1BDB8173233775828AF9308F90F93C" box="[1222,1266,1689,1711]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" unit="m" value="8.0">8 m</quantity>
; image: Héloïse Chenelot,
<date id="8E5D50A47323377586B3F9128A2BF943" box="[255,329,1722,1744]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" value="1914-07">14 July</date>
, 2007. R = approximately
<quantity id="3D1BDB8173233775843AF91E89A8F942" box="[630,714,1719,1745]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" unit="cm" value="2.5">2.5 cm</quantity>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="AE9C26EC7323377586DBF9708E6BF963" box="[151,1289,1753,1777]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<paragraph id="FA5C76647323377586DBF9708E6BF963" blockId="3.[151,1437,1596,1777]" box="[151,1289,1753,1777]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="C897AA767323377586DBF9708A70F97C" bold="true" box="[151,274,1753,1776]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE7732337758755F9738AA7F963" box="[281,453,1754,1776]" class="Asteroidea" family="Solasteridae" genus="Solaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Valvatida" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="hexactis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732337758755F9738AA7F963" box="[281,453,1754,1776]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Solaster hexactis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C897AA76732337758780F973897EF97C" bold="true" box="[460,540,1754,1775]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D3A4170D732337758780F973897EF97C" box="[460,540,1754,1775]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Paratype (LACM 2002-080.001). Live animal, with brood; Bar = 1.0 cm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="B2F925EF732337758689F8B58F65F832" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="FA5C7664732337758689F8B58EE1F8A6" blockId="3.[151,1436,1820,2026]" box="[197,1411,1820,1845]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732337758689F8B58A3CF8A6" bold="true" box="[197,350,1820,1845]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Distribution.</emphasis>
Aleutian Islands (Fig. 7), from West of Buldir Island, (175°49 E) to Seguam Pass (172º40 W).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FA5C7664732337758689F8E98F65F832" blockId="3.[151,1436,1820,2026]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732337758689F8E98A4AF8CA" bold="true" box="[197,296,1856,1881]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Habitat.</emphasis>
Occurs at depths of
<quantity id="3D1BDB8173233775845EF8E8891AF8CA" box="[530,632,1857,1881]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.96" metricValueMax="3.84" metricValueMin="0.08" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" unit="m" value="196.0" valueMax="384.0" valueMin="8.0">8384 m</quantity>
, on black sand, gravel, cobble and pebbly bottoms. In shallow water, it may be found on the undersides of loosely piled cobbles or on the coralline algae (
<emphasis id="C897AA76732337758262F8CC8E1DF8EE" box="[1070,1407,1893,1917]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Clathromophum nereostratum</emphasis>
&amp;
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE77323377586DBF8208A5EF832" box="[151,316,1929,1953]" class="Florideophyceae" family="Corallinaceae" genus="Lithothamnion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Corallinales" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" phylum="Rhodophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="C897AA767323377586DBF8208A5EF832" box="[151,316,1929,1953]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Lithothamnion</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.) covered bedrock, with bottom temperatures of 4.26.0°C.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="B2F925EF73233775868BF8048F31F855" box="[199,1107,1965,1990]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="FA5C766473233775868BF8048F31F855" blockId="3.[151,1436,1820,2026]" box="[199,1107,1965,1990]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="C897AA7673233775868BF8048A2CF856" bold="true" box="[199,334,1965,1989]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Etymology.</emphasis>
From the Greek
<emphasis id="C897AA76732337758440F8048951F856" box="[524,563,1965,1989]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">hex</emphasis>
meaning six, in reference to the number of rays.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="B2F925EF73233772868BF8788EFAF92E" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="FA5C766473233772868BF8788A23FE14" blockId="3.[151,1436,1820,2026]" lastBlockId="4.[151,1437,151,645]" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="C897AA7673233775868BF8788A59F87A" bold="true" box="[199,315,2001,2025]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Remarks.</emphasis>
With its six rays,
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE7732337758445F87889AAF87A" box="[521,712,2001,2025]" class="Asteroidea" family="Solasteridae" genus="Solaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Valvatida" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="hexactis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732337758445F87889AAF87A" box="[521,712,2001,2025]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Solaster hexactis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C897AA7673233775849CF8788848F87A" bold="true" box="[720,810,2001,2025]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D3A4170D73233775849CF8788848F87A" box="[720,810,2001,2025]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
probably would not be confused with any of its congeners. All other known members of
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE7732437728469FF3189E3FF23" box="[549,641,152,176]" class="Asteroidea" family="Solasteridae" genus="Solaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Valvatida" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732437728469FF3189E3FF23" box="[549,641,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Solaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have seven (normally eight) to 15 rays. It could possibly be mistaken for a member of the
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE77324377287C2FF158951FF47" box="[398,563,188,212]" class="Asteroidea" family="Echinasteridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spinulosida" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="family">Echinasteridae</taxonomicName>
genus
<emphasis id="C897AA767324377284C4FF148991FF47" box="[648,755,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE77324377284C4FF14898DFF47" box="[648,751,189,212]" class="Asteroidea" family="Echinasteridae" genus="Henricia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spinulosida" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="genus">Henricia</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
However, it is easily distinguished by the armature of the adambulacral plates, which are obviously solasterid in form, with a single transverse row of actinal spines, and a single, horizontal row of two or more furrow spines. Very young specimens (&lt;R
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) of
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<emphasis id="C897AA767324377282F1FEAC8E55FE8F" box="[1213,1335,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">S. hexactis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C897AA7673243772830CFEAD8EFEFE8F" bold="true" box="[1344,1436,260,284]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
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</emphasis>
might be confused with another six-rayed solasterid (Gale
<emphasis id="C897AA76732437728566FE808800FED3" box="[810,866,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">et al.</emphasis>
2008), the tiny and rather similar appearing,
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE7732437728313FE818974FEF7" authority="A. H. Clark, 1939" authorityName="A. H. Clark" authorityYear="1939" class="Asteroidea" family="Ganeriidae" genus="Aleutiaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Valvatida" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="schefferi">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732437728313FE818A27FEF7" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Aleutiaster schefferi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="9E720B95732437728700FEE58974FEF7" author="Clark" box="[332,534,332,356]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" refString="Clark, A. H. (1939) A New Genus of Starfishes from the Aleutian Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 86: 497 - 500, 1 plate." type="book chapter" year="1939">A. H. Clark, 1939</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, but may be separated by the spination of the abactinal, oral, marginal and adambulacral plates.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FA5C7664732437728689FE3A8AE6FD84" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,645]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732437728689FE3A8A12FE3F" bold="true" box="[197,368,403,428]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Reproduction.</emphasis>
On
<date id="8E5D50A47324377287D3FE3D8A90FE3F" box="[415,498,404,428]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" value="1918-07">18 July</date>
, 2004, a single brooding specimen (
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) (LACM 2002-080.001) was trawled SSE of Seguam Island, at
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on a black sand substrate (
<emphasis id="C897AA767324377284B7FE118846FE43" box="[763,804,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">leg.</emphasis>
R. N. Clark, R/V
<emphasis id="C897AA767324377285BCFE118F11FE43" box="[1008,1139,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Vesteraalen</emphasis>
,
<date id="8E5D50A47324377282CDFE1E8FB6FE5C" box="[1153,1236,439,463]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" value="1918-07">18 July</date>
, 2002). The specimen with an R of
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contained eight tiny six-rayed juveniles (R = 1.0 mm) attached to the oral and proximal adambulacral region.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FA5C7664732437728689FD8D89C5FD17" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,645]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE7732437728689FD8D8AE7FDAF" box="[197,389,548,572]" class="Asteroidea" family="Solasteridae" genus="Solaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Valvatida" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="hexactis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732437728689FD8D8AE7FDAF" box="[197,389,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Solaster hexactis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C897AA767324377287C1FD8D8AACFDAF" bold="true" box="[397,462,548,572]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D3A4170D7324377287C1FD8D8AACFDAF" box="[397,462,548,572]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is the first member of this genus found to brood its young under the disc, a behavior shared by several members of the echinasteriid genus
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE7732437728543FDE08811FDF3" box="[783,883,585,608]" class="Asteroidea" family="Echinasteridae" genus="Henricia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spinulosida" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732437728543FDE08811FDF3" box="[783,883,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Henricia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and the asteriid genus
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<emphasis id="C897AA767324377282C0FDE08E75FDF3" box="[1164,1303,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Leptasterias</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but to our knowledge unknown amongst the
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="C897AA767324377286DBF90F8A71F92F" bold="true" box="[151,275,1702,1725]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
Distribution map for
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<emphasis id="C897AA767324377287A3F90E89FEF92E" box="[495,668,1703,1725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Solaster hexactis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C897AA767324377284EEF90E8990F92F" bold="true" box="[674,754,1703,1724]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D3A4170D7324377284EEF90E8990F92F" box="[674,754,1703,1724]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(●);
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE773243772856AF90E888EF92E" box="[806,1004,1703,1725]" class="Asteroidea" family="Solasteridae" genus="Solaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Valvatida" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="spectabilis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="C897AA7673243772856AF90E888EF92E" box="[806,1004,1703,1725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Solaster spectabilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C897AA767324377285BFF90E8F21F92F" bold="true" box="[1011,1091,1703,1724]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D3A4170D7324377285BFF90E8F21F92F" box="[1011,1091,1703,1724]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(♦);
<taxonomicName id="3DE30DE7732437728237F9018E75F92E" box="[1147,1303,1703,1725]" class="Asteroidea" family="Pterasteridae" genus="Pteraster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Velatida" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="willsi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="C897AA76732437728237F9018E75F92E" box="[1147,1303,1703,1725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Pteraster willsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C897AA76732437728351F90E8E0FF92F" bold="true" box="[1309,1389,1703,1724]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D3A4170D732437728351F90E8E0FF92F" box="[1309,1389,1703,1724]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="C897AA76732437728330F90F8EFAF92E" bold="true" box="[1404,1432,1702,1725]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">*).</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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