WoRMS taxon details
Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842
213234 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213234)
accepted
Species
Astropecten bonnieri Koehler, 1905 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Dollfus (1974))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 71 [details]
page(s): 71 [details]
Note Red Sea. Spelled A. Hemprichii in Simpson &...
According to Rowe & Gates (1995), Astropecten carcharicus Döderlein, 1917, Astropecten hemprichi Döderlein, 1917 (Red Sea) and Astropecten carcharicus formosanus Döderlein, 1917 (south coast of Formosa) are possible synonyms but more material is needed for thorough comparisons. [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Red Sea. Spelled A. Hemprichii in Simpson & Brown (1910).According to Rowe & Gates (1995), Astropecten carcharicus Döderlein, 1917, Astropecten hemprichi Döderlein, 1917 (Red Sea) and Astropecten carcharicus formosanus Döderlein, 1917 (south coast of Formosa) are possible synonyms but more material is needed for thorough comparisons. [details]
Description Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal and East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971).
Description Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal and East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213234 on 2025-10-21
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Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Astropecten bonnieri Koehler, 1905) Koehler, R. (1906). Echinides, Stellerides et Ophiures recueillis par MM. Bonnier et Perez dans la Mer Rouge (Cotes d'Arabie) en 1903. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.</em> 1905: 458-463., available online at http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?refid=217179
page(s): 462 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
page(s): 71 [details]
original description (of Astropecten bonnieri Koehler, 1905) Koehler, R. (1906). Echinides, Stellerides et Ophiures recueillis par MM. Bonnier et Perez dans la Mer Rouge (Cotes d'Arabie) en 1903. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.</em> 1905: 458-463., available online at http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?refid=217179
page(s): 462 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal and East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]Type locality Red Sea. Spelled A. Hemprichii in Simpson & Brown (1910).
According to Rowe & Gates (1995), Astropecten carcharicus Döderlein, 1917, Astropecten hemprichi Döderlein, 1917 (Red Sea) and Astropecten carcharicus formosanus Döderlein, 1917 (south coast of Formosa) are possible synonyms but more material is needed for thorough comparisons. [details]
