WoRMS taxon details
Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
246727 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246727)
accepted
Species
Actinometra borneensis Bell, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Actinometra coccodistoma Carpenter, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Actinometra coppingeri Bell, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Actinometra fimbriata (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (synonym)
Actinometra multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Alecto fimbriata (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias multiradiata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (basionym)
Capillaster clarki Reichensperger, 1913 · unaccepted (synonym)
Capillaster coccodistoma (Carpenter, 1882) · unaccepted (synonym)
Capillaster multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (alternative spelling)
Comatula fimbriata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Asterias multiradiata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Fremantle, West Australia to Lady Musgrave Reef, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-292 m
Distribution Shark Bay, West Australia to Cape Flattery, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-292 m
Distribution Fremantle, West Australia to Lady Musgrave Reef, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-292 m [details]
Distribution Shark Bay, West Australia to Cape Flattery, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-292 m
Distribution Shark Bay, West Australia to Cape Flattery, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-292 m [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2026). World List of Crinoidea. Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246727 on 2026-05-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Asterias multiradiata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Comatula fimbriata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details]
original description (of Actinometra coppingeri Bell, 1882) Bell, F. J. (1882). An attempt to apply a method for formulation to the species of the Comatulidae; with a description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 6:530-536, pl. 35. [details]
original description (of Actinometra borneensis Bell, 1882) Bell, F. J. (1882). An attempt to apply a method for formulation to the species of the Comatulidae; with a description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 6:530-536, pl. 35. [details]
original description (of Capillaster clarki Reichensperger, 1913) Reichensperger (1913) Abhandl. der Senck. naturforsch. Ges. 35(1): 82, 83. [details]
original description (of Actinometra coccodistoma Carpenter, 1882) Carpenter, P. H. (1882). On the classification of the Comatulae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London.</em> 1882:731-747. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Davies, P. S. (1965). Echinoderms of the Maldive Islands. <em>Annals & Magazine of Natural History.</em> (13)8(94): 597-612. 1 pl., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936508651619 [details]
page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Comatula fimbriata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details]
original description (of Actinometra coppingeri Bell, 1882) Bell, F. J. (1882). An attempt to apply a method for formulation to the species of the Comatulidae; with a description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 6:530-536, pl. 35. [details]
original description (of Actinometra borneensis Bell, 1882) Bell, F. J. (1882). An attempt to apply a method for formulation to the species of the Comatulidae; with a description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 6:530-536, pl. 35. [details]
original description (of Capillaster clarki Reichensperger, 1913) Reichensperger (1913) Abhandl. der Senck. naturforsch. Ges. 35(1): 82, 83. [details]
original description (of Actinometra coccodistoma Carpenter, 1882) Carpenter, P. H. (1882). On the classification of the Comatulae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London.</em> 1882:731-747. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Davies, P. S. (1965). Echinoderms of the Maldive Islands. <em>Annals & Magazine of Natural History.</em> (13)8(94): 597-612. 1 pl., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936508651619 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Liao Y. & Clark AM. (1995). The echinoderms of southern China. Science Press, China. [details]
additional source Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source 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]
additional source Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Capillaster with >10 cirri, not distally tapered; <30 arms; cirri with <30 segments; brachitaxes smooth, mottled; no disk nodules. [details]Distribution Fremantle, West Australia to Lady Musgrave Reef, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-292 m [details]
Distribution Shark Bay, West Australia to Cape Flattery, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-292 m [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リュウキュウフタミウミシダ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Actinometra coppingeri Bell, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Actinometra fimbriata (Lamarck, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Actinometra multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Capillaster multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Comatula fimbriata Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Asterias multiradiata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Actinometra borneensis Bell, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capillaster multiradiatus)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Capillaster coccodistoma (Carpenter, 1882))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (109 records) (from synonym Capillaster multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Actinometra coppingeri Bell, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Actinometra fimbriata (Lamarck, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Actinometra multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Capillaster multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Comatula fimbriata Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Asterias multiradiata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Actinometra borneensis Bell, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capillaster multiradiatus)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Capillaster coccodistoma (Carpenter, 1882))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (109 records) (from synonym Capillaster multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
