Neomorphaster Sladen, 1889 
AphiaID: 123234

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Forcipulatacea > Forcipulatida > Stichasteridae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Stichasteridae
Synonymised taxa		Calycaster Perrier, 1891 (synonym) Gastraster Perrier, 1894 (synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992)) Glyptaster Sladen, 1885 in Thomson & Murray, 1885 (nomen nudum)
Sources		original description: Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates. [details] basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Neomorphaster forcipatus Verrill, 1894 Species Neomorphaster margaritaceus Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882 Species Neomorphaster eustichus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Neomorphaster margaritaceus Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882 Species Neomorphaster parfaiti Koehler, 1896 accepted as Neomorphaster margaritaceus Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882 Species Neomorphaster parfaiti Koehler, 1895 accepted as Neomorphaster talismani Perrier, 1894 accepted as Pedicellaster margaritaceus Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882 accepted as Neomorphaster margaritaceus Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882 Species Neomorphaster talismani Perrier, 1894 accepted as Pedicellaster margaritaceus Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882 accepted as Neomorphaster margaritaceus Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Link		To GenBank
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123234
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2009-01-30 03:03:03Z   changed   Mah, Christopher 2011-06-27 21:58:12Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Neomorphaster Sladen, 1889. In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123234 on 2013-06-20