New Asterinid Seastar Species from Northwest Australia, 2008-2015

Parks Australia provides a record of a 2015 scientific publication describing new seastar species from the Kimberley region. The publication is based on four specimens collected between 2008 and 2015 and includes an updated taxonomic key. This record was migrated from the decommissioned Australian Marine Parks Science Atlas platform.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic classification of asterinid seastars based on the provided species key.
• Biodiversity assessment of the Kimberley marine region based on the described specimen collection.
• Comparative morphological analysis of Aquilonastra species based on the distinguishing table mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is linked to a peer-reviewed scientific publication (Memoirs of Museum Victoria 73: 27–40, 2015).
• Specimens are physically lodged in a recognized institution (Western Australian Museum).
• Collection effort is documented as part of a specific project (Woodside/Western Australian Museum Kimberley Project 2008–2015).

Limitations

• The dataset record is metadata for a publication; the primary data (specimen details, table) are not directly accessible as a structured file.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent, limiting suitability assessment for computational analysis.
• Freshness should be verified; the record was last updated 2026-07-16, but the underlying publication is from 2015.

Provenance

Source

O’Loughlin, P.M. and Bribiesca-Contreras, G. 2015. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 73: 27–40.

Collection Method

Specimens collected during the Woodside/Western Australian Museum Kimberley Project.

Time Range

Collection period 2008–2015; publication year 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-16 23:09:35.627623; underlying publication from 2015.

Geography

Cassini Island and Long Reef in the Kimberley region of north Western Australia.