WoRMS taxon details
Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857)
178786 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178786)
accepted
Species
Anasterias minuta Perrier, 1875 · unaccepted
Asteracanthion antarcticus Lütken, 1857 · unaccepted (original combination)
Asterias antarctica Studer, 1884 · unaccepted (Synonym and homonym according to...)
Synonym and homonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992)
Asterias cunninghami Perrier, 1875 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Asterias hyadesi Perrier, 1886 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Eremasterias antarctica (Koehler, 1917) · unaccepted (Eremasterias is a synonym of...)
Eremasterias is a synonym of Anasterias according to A.M. Clark (1962)
Sporasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857) · unaccepted
Sporasterias rugispina Perrier, 1896 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asteracanthion antarcticus Lütken, 1857) Lütken C. (1857). De ved Danmarks kyster levende Pighude. <em>Videns kabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhist.</em> 1856: 88-110., available online at http://runeberg.org/videnskabe/1856/0109.html [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178786 on 2026-09-12
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2005-08-05 07:22:50Z
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Aracina, Claudia
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Asteracanthion antarcticus Lütken, 1857) Lütken C. (1857). De ved Danmarks kyster levende Pighude. <em>Videns kabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhist.</em> 1856: 88-110., available online at http://runeberg.org/videnskabe/1856/0109.html [details]
original description (of Asterias cunninghami Perrier, 1875) Perrier, E. (1875). Révision de la collection de stellérides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Paris, Reinwald. 384 p., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044107304818&view=1up&seq=338
page(s): 75 [details]
original description (of Anasterias minuta Perrier, 1875) Perrier, E. (1875). Révision de la collection de stellérides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Paris, Reinwald. 384 p., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044107304818&view=1up&seq=338
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Asterias hyadesi Perrier, 1886) Perrier, E. (1886). Recherches sur l'organisation des etoiles de mer. <em>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences.</em> 102: 1146-1148., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3531931
page(s): 1146; note: A NOMEN NUDUM, mentioned only briefly in reference to reproductive habits. [details]
original description (of Sporasterias rugispina Perrier, 1896) Perrier, E. (1896). Contribution a l'etude des stellerides de l'Atlantique Norde (Gofe de Gascogne, Acores, Terre-Neuve). <em>Resultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince de Monaco.</em> fasc. 11: viii, 57 pages, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7337675
page(s): 35 [details]
original description (of Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862) Stimpson, W. (1862). On new genera and species of starfishes of the family Pycnopodidae (<i>Asteracanthion</i> Mueller & Troschel). <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 8: 261-273., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492675
page(s): 267 [details]
original description (of Asterias antarctica Studer, 1884) Studer, T. (1884). Verzeichnis der während der Reise S.M.S. “Gazelle” um die Erde, 1874-76 gesammelten Asteriden und Euryaliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 2, 1-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30985642
page(s): 7 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Asterias cunninghami Perrier, 1875) Perrier, E. (1875). Révision de la collection de stellérides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Paris, Reinwald. 384 p., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044107304818&view=1up&seq=338
page(s): 75 [details]
original description (of Anasterias minuta Perrier, 1875) Perrier, E. (1875). Révision de la collection de stellérides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Paris, Reinwald. 384 p., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044107304818&view=1up&seq=338
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Asterias hyadesi Perrier, 1886) Perrier, E. (1886). Recherches sur l'organisation des etoiles de mer. <em>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences.</em> 102: 1146-1148., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3531931
page(s): 1146; note: A NOMEN NUDUM, mentioned only briefly in reference to reproductive habits. [details]
original description (of Sporasterias rugispina Perrier, 1896) Perrier, E. (1896). Contribution a l'etude des stellerides de l'Atlantique Norde (Gofe de Gascogne, Acores, Terre-Neuve). <em>Resultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince de Monaco.</em> fasc. 11: viii, 57 pages, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7337675
page(s): 35 [details]
original description (of Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862) Stimpson, W. (1862). On new genera and species of starfishes of the family Pycnopodidae (<i>Asteracanthion</i> Mueller & Troschel). <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 8: 261-273., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492675
page(s): 267 [details]
original description (of Asterias antarctica Studer, 1884) Studer, T. (1884). Verzeichnis der während der Reise S.M.S. “Gazelle” um die Erde, 1874-76 gesammelten Asteriden und Euryaliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 2, 1-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30985642
page(s): 7 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Clark, A. M. (1962). Asteroidea. <em>B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-1931.</em> B9: 1-104., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=253385 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Asterias hyadesi Perrier, 1886) MNHN EcAh 4353 [details]
Syntype (of Asterias hyadesi Perrier, 1886) MNHN EcAh 4354 [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Anasterias minuta Perrier, 1875)
To Barcode of Life (70 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Asterias cunninghami Perrier, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Sporasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Anasterias minuta Perrier, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Asterias antarctica Studer, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Asterias hyadesi Perrier, 1886)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anasterias antarctica)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias rugispina USNM 1284 - Lot 1) (from synonym Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias rugispina USNM 1284 - Lot 2 Dorsal) (from synonym Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lysasterias sp.(USNM E50613) dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lysasterias sp.(USNM E50613) ventral view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (103 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (15 records) (from synonym Anasterias minuta Perrier, 1875)
To Barcode of Life (70 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Asterias cunninghami Perrier, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Sporasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Anasterias minuta Perrier, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Asterias antarctica Studer, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Asterias hyadesi Perrier, 1886)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anasterias antarctica)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias rugispina USNM 1284 - Lot 1) (from synonym Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias rugispina USNM 1284 - Lot 2 Dorsal) (from synonym Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lysasterias sp.(USNM E50613) dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lysasterias sp.(USNM E50613) ventral view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (103 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (15 records) (from synonym Anasterias minuta Perrier, 1875)
