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WoRMS taxon detailsAstropecten californicus Fisher, 1906
368460 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368460)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Fisher, W.K. (1906). Two new starfishes from Monterey Bay, California. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 30(10): 299-302., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30259001#page/313/mode/1up
page(s): 299 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten californicus Fisher, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368460 on 2025-05-14
Date action by
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Fisher, W.K. (1906). Two new starfishes from Monterey Bay, California. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 30(10): 299-302., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30259001#page/313/mode/1up page(s): 299 [details] Taxonomystatus source
Zulliger, D.E. and Lessios, H.A. (2010). Phylogenetic relationships in the genus <i>Astropecten</i> Gray (Paxillosida: Astropectinidae) on a global scale: molecular evidence for morphological convergence, species-complexes and possible cryptic speciation. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2504: 1-19., available online at http://stri.si.edu/sites/publications/PDFs/STRI-W_Lessios_2010_with_Zulliger.pdf page(s): 15; note: Reinstates A. californicus contrary to synonymy by Doderlein. [details] Othercontext source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
 Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy This species formerly synonymized by Doderlein (1917) and Jangoux (1985) but molecular data by Zulliger & Lessios indicates A. californicus is separate from South American A. verrilli. [details]
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