The World Asteroidea Database - Sarkaster Ludwig, 1905

WoRMS name details

Sarkaster Ludwig, 1905

AphiaID

146092 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146092)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))

Accepted name

Lophaster Verrill, 1878

Rank

Genus

Parent

Solasteridae Viguier, 1878

Direct children (1)

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Species Sarkaster validus Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Lophaster furcilliger Fisher, 1905 (Synonym according to Djakonov (1950))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Ludwig, H. (1905). Asteroidea. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 32: vii-xii, 1-292+ plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28866803 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Sarkaster Ludwig, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146092 on 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-01-19 09:31:50Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2009-01-08 03:57:10Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Ludwig, H. (1905). Asteroidea. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 32: vii-xii, 1-292+ plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28866803 [details]