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Pauliastra enigma
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<figureCitation id="135E2A0303263906C5BA41BF7E1DAE97" box="[151,298,1246,1272]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1904,1928]" captionTargetBox="[207,1379,186,1873]" captionTargetId="figure-30@10.[201,1386,181,1880]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 4. Asterodiscides small specimens. MNHN IE-2007-6499 (New Caledonia): A. Abactinal. Scale bar equals 0.5 cm. B. Actinal surface. Scale bar equals 0.5 cm. MNHN IE-2013-7014 (New Caledonia). E. Abactinal. Scale bar equals 0.1 cm. F. Actinal surface. Scale bar equals 0.1 cm. Inset shows lateral view of specimen. Total length = 4.0 mm. Pauliastra sp. USNM 1020006 (Costa Rica): C. Abactinal. D. Actinal surface. Scale bar equals 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4896899" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4896899/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Figure 4CD</figureCitation>
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<bibRefCitation id="EFF44B7703263906C5BA40437E62AF55" author="Ludwig, H." box="[151,341,1314,1338]" pageId="12" pageNumber="413" pagination="1 - 292" refId="ref29613" refString="Ludwig, H. (1905) Asteroidea. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, 32, vii - xii + 1 - 292, pls." type="journal article" year="1905">Ludwig 1905: 151</bibRefCitation>
;
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;
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;
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(as
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C6D540437B62AF55" box="[1016,1109,1314,1338]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Pauliella</emphasis>
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).
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Validity of
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C40D40097EAFAFEC" bold="true" box="[288,408,1384,1411]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Pauliastra</emphasis>
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.
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There has been historical disagreement over whether this taxon should be considered as a synonym of
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C41740ED7EB2AFC9" box="[314,389,1420,1446]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Paulia</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFF44B7703263906C4A040EC7D39AFC8" author="Gray, J. E." box="[397,526,1421,1447]" pageId="12" pageNumber="413" pagination="275 - 290" refId="ref28496" refString="Gray, J. E. (1840) XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History, Series 1, 6 (37), 275 - 290. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 03745484009443296" type="journal article" year="1840">Gray, 1840</bibRefCitation>
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.
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argued it was a juvenile of
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C13640ED7B51AFC9" box="[1051,1126,1420,1446]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Paulia</emphasis>
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.
<bibRefCitation id="EFF44B7703263906C15840EC7A3EAFC8" author="Rowe, F. W. E." box="[1141,1289,1421,1447]" pageId="12" pageNumber="413" pagination="187 - 233" refId="ref31297" refString="Rowe, F. W. E. (1977) A new family of Asteroidea (Echinodermata), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies of Asterodiscides. Records of the Australian Museum, 31 (5), 187 - 233. https: // doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1975.31.1977.209" type="journal article" year="1977">Rowe (1977)</bibRefCitation>
doubted this conclusion and
<bibRefCitation id="EFF44B7703263906C46140D17ECDAFA4" author="Hendler, G." box="[332,506,1456,1483]" pageId="12" pageNumber="413" pagination="319 - 338" refId="ref28776" refString="Hendler, G. (1996) Echinoderms collected at Rocas Alijos. In: Schmieder, R. W. (Ed.), Rocas Alijos. Kluwer Pub. Netherlands, pp. 319 - 338. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 94 - 017 - 2917 - 8 _ 27" type="book chapter" year="1996">Hendler (1996)</bibRefCitation>
treated
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C77440D17DF7AFA5" box="[601,704,1456,1482]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Pauliella</emphasis>
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as a distinct genus citing what appeared to be adult specimens, presumably based on size. USNM material of this species (USNM 1020006) was further compared with other asterodiscidids and is consistent with the latter conclusion that
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is a separate, valid genus.
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Further examination indicates that neither
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C78B437D7CB1AC59" box="[678,902,1564,1590]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Amphiaster insignis</emphasis>
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nor
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C696437D7B53AC59" box="[955,1124,1564,1590]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Paulia horrida</emphasis>
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were morphologically consistent with the
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C46B43217E8BAC35" box="[326,444,1600,1626]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Pauliastra</emphasis>
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specimen examined. Comparison with small-sized
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C6D743217B4CAC35" box="[1018,1147,1600,1626]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Amphiaster</emphasis>
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(CASIZ 108856 at R=1.0 cm) shows that they are distinctly different, displaying a more stellate body and prominent conical spines as observed in adult specimens, ruling out small sized
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C7EB43E97C90ACCD" box="[710,935,1672,1698]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Amphiaster insignis</emphasis>
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as a possible adult for
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C18243E97A12ACCD" box="[1199,1317,1672,1698]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Pauliastra</emphasis>
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. Although comparably sized specimens of
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C72943CD7D99ACA9" box="[516,686,1708,1734]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Paulia horrida</emphasis>
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were not available, large sized specimens of this species (USNM
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, R=6.3) do not display the distinct shallow fascicles, the distinct, round abactinal plate morphology nor the distinct dorsal-facing superomarginal plate series with strongly arching convex surface.
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As indicated elsewhere a small sized individual of
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C62D42797C95AD5D" box="[768,930,1816,1842]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Asterodiscides</emphasis>
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has been shown to be very similar in appearance to
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suggesting the possibility that
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C608425C7C96AD39" box="[805,929,1853,1878]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">P. aenigma</emphasis>
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could be a small sized individual of an as yet undescribed species of
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. As indicated under
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that specimen displays several character differences from
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which are consistent with other differently sized individuals for that species suggesting close relationship but not synonymy.
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<emphasis id="B911EA9403263906C5EA42AD7E6DAD89" bold="true" box="[199,346,1996,2022]" pageId="12" pageNumber="413">Occurrence.</emphasis>
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,
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;
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.
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,
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.
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