Cenolia AH Clark, 1916b

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Type species. Comatula trichoptera Müller, 1846 .

Other included taxa (5). Cenolia amezianeae Messing, 2003, Cenolia glebosus Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986, Comanthus novaezealandiae AH Clark, 1918b, Comanthus spanoschistum HL Clark, 1916, Comanthus tasmaniae AH Clark, 1918b.

Diagnosis. Mouth excentric in fully developed individuals; up to 41 arms; centrodorsal circular to pentagonal, cirri always present; IBr2 united by synarthry; IIBr and subsequent brachitaxes mostly 4(3+4); first syzygy at 3+4 on all undivided arms; distal intersyzygial interval 4, or 4–6 ( Cenolia amezianeae); distalmost pinnule comb on P2, or P19 ( C. amezianeae); comb arising gradually and tapering to a blunt point; teeth paired, equally-sized, confluent and/or forming transverse ridges.

Distribution. Southern and eastern Australia (Trigg I., WA, to Mooloolaba, QLD, including Tasmania), Norfolk I., Lord Howe I., New Zealand, and ( C. amezianeae) New Caledonia and Vanuatu (AH Clark 1931; Messing 2003; Rowe et al. 1986; Rowe & Gates 1995). Depth range: 0– 310 m.

Remarks. A revision of all current Cenolia species is currently underway (Wilson et al. in prep). Cenolia amezianeae, known from southern New Caledonia and Vanuatu (Messing 2003), is the only tropical Cenolia species, the only one with pinnule combs distal to P2, and is the only Comasterini with a distal intersyzygial interval of 4–6 (rarely 3, 7, 9).