The World Asteroidea Database - Asterias epichlora var. alaskensis Verrill, 1909

Asteroidea name details

Asterias epichlora var. alaskensis Verrill, 1909

AphiaID

379325 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379325)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Leptasterias (Hexasterias) alaskensis (Verrill, 1909)

Rank

Variety

Parent

Asterias epichlora Brandt, 1835 accepted as Evasterias troschelii (Stimpson, 1862)

Orig. name

Asterias epichlora var. alaskensis Verrill, 1909

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A.E. (1909). Remarkable development of starfishes on the Northwest American coast; hybridism; multiplicity of rays; teratology; problems in evolution; geographical distribution. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 43(513): 542-555., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43286584
page(s): 549 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias epichlora var. alaskensis Verrill, 1909. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379325 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-01 16:51:05Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-12 02:58:30Z

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Mah, Christopher

2020-04-17 06:21:22Z

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Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Verrill, A.E. (1909). Remarkable development of starfishes on the Northwest American coast; hybridism; multiplicity of rays; teratology; problems in evolution; geographical distribution. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 43(513): 542-555., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43286584
page(s): 549 [details]