Deep-Sea taxon details
Davidaster discoideus (Carpenter, 1888)
246783 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246783)
accepted
Species
Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888) · unaccepted (synonym)
Nemaster insolitus AH Clark, 1917 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
Distribution SE Florida and Bahamas to Colombia, Curaçao and Bonaire, including Caribbean Central America and Antillean Arc; Depth range...
Distribution SE Florida and Bahamas to Colombia, Curaçao and Bonaire, including Caribbean Central America and Antillean Arc; Depth range : 0.6-(?)150 m (deeper records likely erroneous) [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Davidaster discoideus (Carpenter, 1888). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246783 on 2025-04-29
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Davidaster discoideus (Carpenter, 1888). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246783 on 2025-04-29
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(of ) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
original description (of Nemaster insolitus AH Clark, 1917) Clark, A. H. (1917). Four new echinoderms from the West Indies. <em>Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington.</em> 30:63-70. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Messing CG (editorial correction) [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Nemaster insolitus AH Clark, 1917) Clark, A. H. (1917). Four new echinoderms from the West Indies. <em>Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington.</em> 30:63-70. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Messing CG (editorial correction) [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Davidaster with usually no more than 20 arms; pinnules beaded pale and dark or with black tips. [details]Distribution SE Florida and Bahamas to Colombia, Curaçao and Bonaire, including Caribbean Central America and Antillean Arc; Depth range : 0.6-(?)150 m (deeper records likely erroneous) [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Nemaster insolitus AH Clark, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Davidaster discoideus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (ECH E17926 Meyer) (from synonym Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888))
To NMNH Extant Collection (ECH E20025 Meyer) (from synonym Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (20 records) (from synonym Nemaster insolitus AH Clark, 1917)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (88 records) (from synonym Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25458) (from synonym Nemaster insolitus AH Clark, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Nemaster insolitus AH Clark, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Davidaster discoideus)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (ECH E17926 Meyer) (from synonym Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888))
To NMNH Extant Collection (ECH E20025 Meyer) (from synonym Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (20 records) (from synonym Nemaster insolitus AH Clark, 1917)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (88 records) (from synonym Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25458) (from synonym Nemaster insolitus AH Clark, 1917)
