Genus: Polyplectana

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Names and sources

Accepted Name	Source
Polyplectana H.L. Clark, 1907	AFD
Published in:Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995, "Echinodermata", Ed. Wells, A. (ed.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33, xiii 510 pp., CSIRO Australia, Melbourne (Clark, H.L. 1907. The apodous holothurians. A monograph of the Synaptidae and Molpadiidae. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge</em> <strong>35</strong>(1723): 1–231 pls 1–13 established <I>Polyplectana </I>for a species (<I><SA>Synapta kefersteinii <ST></I>Selenka, 1867) with 15–25 tentacles and irregular milary granules among its ossicle complement. Heding, S.G. 1931. Über die Synaptiden des Zoologischen Museums zu Hamburg. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher</em> Syst. <strong>61</strong>: 637–696 figs 1–17 pls 1–2 established <I>Pendekaplectana </I>for a new species (<I>P. grisea </I>Heding, 1931) with 15 tentacles and irregular granules; he considered <I><SA>Synapta nigra <ST></I>Semper, 1868 to be congeneric with <I>P. grisea</I>. There is no justification for recognising <I>Pendekaplectana </I>as a valid genus separate from <I>Polyplectana </I>on the basis of tentacle number alone, though tentacle number and form of miliary granules justify separation of <I>Polyplectana </I>from <I><GA>Synaptula<GT></I>)

Accepted Name

Source

Polyplectana H.L. Clark, 1907

Published in:Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995, "Echinodermata", Ed. Wells, A. (ed.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33, xiii 510 pp., CSIRO Australia, Melbourne (Clark, H.L. 1907. The apodous holothurians. A monograph of the Synaptidae and Molpadiidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 35(1723): 1–231 pls 1–13 established Polyplectana for a species (<SA>Synapta kefersteinii <ST>Selenka, 1867) with 15–25 tentacles and irregular milary granules among its ossicle complement. Heding, S.G. 1931. Über die Synaptiden des Zoologischen Museums zu Hamburg. Zoologische Jahrbucher Syst. 61: 637–696 figs 1–17 pls 1–2 established Pendekaplectana for a new species (P. grisea Heding, 1931) with 15 tentacles and irregular granules; he considered <SA>Synapta nigra <ST>Semper, 1868 to be congeneric with P. grisea. There is no justification for recognising Pendekaplectana as a valid genus separate from Polyplectana on the basis of tentacle number alone, though tentacle number and form of miliary granules justify separation of Polyplectana from <GA>Synaptula<GT>)

Synonym	Source
Pendekaplectana Heding, 1931 synonym	AFD
Published in:Heding, S.G. 1931, "Über die Synaptiden des Zoologischen Museums zu Hamburg", Zoologische Jahrbücher, ser. Syst., vol. 61, 637-696 figs 1-17 pls 1-2 p651

Name	Source
Polyplectana H.L. Clark, 1907 accepted	AFD

Identifier	Source
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d3f4e878-ffe5-4572-a236-6db2b860ffb7 Taxon LSID unknown	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d3f4e878-ffe5-4572-a236-6db2b860ffb7 Taxon Concept current	AFD
http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d3f4e878-ffe5-4572-a236-6db2b860ffb7 Taxon unknown	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1dbb989e-7f2d-4861-949d-6ca97a1c4f23 Scientific Name current	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d3f4e878-ffe5-4572-a236-6db2b860ffb7 Taxon current	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2c4d3cdb-57ae-4e6d-a257-3eb550e2d268 Taxon unknown	Identifiers from 2023 Taxonomy