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Aporometra wilsoni
Aporometra wilsoni is a marine invertebrate, a species of crinoid or
feather star in the family Aporometridae. It is found in shallow water
Aporometra wilsoni
around the coasts of southern Australia.
Contents
Description
Distribution
Ecology Scientific classification
References
Kingdom: Animalia
Further reading
Phylum: Echinodermata
External links
Class: Crinoidea
Subclass: Articulata
Description
Family: Aporometridae
This is a small species of crinoid with arms up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long. The
five arms each divide close to the base giving ten arms in total, with
Genus: Aporometra
feather-like pinnules fanning out on either side. There are also up to 25 Species: A. wilsoni
unusual cirri with flattened undersides which may be longer than the
Binomial name
arms. Both the gonads, and the chambers in which the larvae are
brooded, are located on the pinnules in this species.[2] Aporometra wilsoni
(Bell, 1888)[1]
Distribution Synonyms[1]
This crinoid is native to the southern coasts of Australia. Its range
Antedon wilsoni Bell, 1888
extends from Elizabeth Reef, Perth, Western Australia, to Gabo Island,
Victoria, at depths down to about 18 m (60 ft).[1]
Ecology
Aporometra wilsoni is found living in close association with brown algae such as Cystophora and Sargassum.[2]
Crinoids are dioecious, with separate male and female individuals. They do not have true gonads, instead producing
gametes from genital canals found inside some of the pinnules. In most species, the sperm and eggs are released into
the water column when the pinnules rupture.[3] However, A. wilsoni retains the embryos in cavities in the pinnules
and brood the larvae as they develop. They are not released until the doliolaria larvae have lost their cilia and
undergone metamorphosis, developing a stalk and holdfast. They fall to the seabed and immediately attach to the
substrate, the mouth at the centre of the oral surface opens, the first tube feet emerge and they start to feed.[2] The
stem is later shed and the juvenile becomes free-living.[3]
References
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Further reading
Helgen, Lauren E.; Rouse, Greg W. (2006). "Species delimitation and distribution in Aporometra
(Crinoidea:Echinodermata): endemic Australian featherstars" (https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/54
23/Helgen_Rouse2006.pdf) (PDF). Invertebrate Systematics. 20 (3): 395–414. doi:10.1071/IS05050 (https://doi.or
g/10.1071%2FIS05050).
Haig, J.A.; Gillanders, B.M.; Rouse, G.W. (2012). "Live fast, die young: the life cycle of the brooding feather star
Aporometra wilsoni (Echinodermata: Crinoidea)". Invertebrate Biology. 131 (3): 235–243. doi:10.1111/j.1744-
7410.2012.00270.x (https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1744-7410.2012.00270.x). ISSN 1077-8306 (https://www.worldca
t.org/issn/1077-8306).
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