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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand abstractsEnigmaster scalaris, n. gen., n. sp., a puzzling sea-star (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from the Auckland IslandsD.G. McKnight and H.E.S. Clark*Enigmaster scalaris gen. et sp. nov. is described from one large specimen taken near the Auckland Islands, to the south of New Zealand, at a depth of 520 m. Though referred to the family Goniasteridae, unusual features of this species are: the presence of ?muscular bars across the ambulacral furrow; apparent absence of suckers on the tube feet; irregular marginal plates interradially; pores through some abactinal plates; pores between some actinal plates.Keywords: Asteroidea; Sea-stars; New species; New genus; Auckland Islands; South-West Pacific Ocean. (c) Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 26, Number 2, June 1996, pp 205-214
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