WoRMS name details
Pentaceros mertoni Koehler, 1910
378527 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378527)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Koehler, R. (1910). An account of the shallow-water Asteroidea. <em>Echinoderma of the Indian Museum.</em> Part 6: 1-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49413290 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pentaceros mertoni Koehler, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378527 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Koehler, R. (1910). An account of the shallow-water Asteroidea. <em>Echinoderma of the Indian Museum.</em> Part 6: 1-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49413290 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Döderlein, L. (1916). Uber die Gattung <i>Oreaster</i> und verwandte. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher.</em> 40: 409-440., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9759800 [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy A synonym of Oreaster gracilis (Lutken, 1871) according to Doderlein (1916). Also a lapsus for Pentaceros rouxi Koehler, 1910 according to H.L. Clark (1921) [details]
