WoRMS taxon details
Echinaster stereosomus Fisher, 1913
369085 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:369085)
accepted
Species
Echinaster acanthodes H.L. Clark, 1916 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Jangoux (1978).)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fisher, W.K. (1913). 1. A new species of <i>Echinaster</i>, with a note on the name <i>Othilia</i>. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 42(5): 193-196., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9740046
page(s): 195 [details]
page(s): 195 [details]
Holotype USNM 37001
Holotype USNM 37001 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Echinaster stereosomus Fisher, 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=369085 on 2025-09-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Fisher, W.K. (1913). 1. A new species of <i>Echinaster</i>, with a note on the name <i>Othilia</i>. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 42(5): 193-196., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9740046
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Echinaster acanthodes H.L. Clark, 1916) Clark, H. L. (1916). Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. <em>Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914.</em> 4(1), 1-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13736290
page(s): 61 [details]
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Echinaster acanthodes H.L. Clark, 1916) Clark, H. L. (1916). Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. <em>Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914.</em> 4(1), 1-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13736290
page(s): 61 [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]
additional source Jangoux, M. (1981). Echinodermes: Astéroïdes. <em>in: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM: 1. Philippines (18-28 Mars 1976). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 91: 457-476. (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
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additional source Jangoux, M. (1981). Echinodermes: Astéroïdes. <em>in: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM: 1. Philippines (18-28 Mars 1976). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 91: 457-476. (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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 37001 [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Echinaster acanthodes H.L. Clark, 1916)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinaster stereosomus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (4 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 37001)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Echinaster acanthodes H.L. Clark, 1916)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinaster stereosomus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (4 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 37001)
