The World Asteroidea Database - Pentagonaster pedicellaris Perrier, 1884

WoRMS name details

Pentagonaster pedicellaris Perrier, 1884

AphiaID

377965 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:377965)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Mediaster pedicellaris (Perrier, 1881)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pentagonaster Gray, 1840

Original name

Pentagonaster pedicellaris Perrier, 1884

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Perrier, E. (1884). Mémoire sur les étoiles de mer recueilliés dans la mer des Antilles et le golfe du Mexique : durant les expéditions de dragace faites sous la direction de M. Alexandre Agassiz. <em>Archives (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France)).</em> 2. sér., t. 6.:127-276., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44579946
page(s): 168 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pentagonaster pedicellaris Perrier, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=377965 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-15 00:41:27Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Notes (1)

Nomenclature

original description Perrier, E. (1884). Mémoire sur les étoiles de mer recueilliés dans la mer des Antilles et le golfe du Mexique : durant les expéditions de dragace faites sous la direction de M. Alexandre Agassiz. <em>Archives (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France)).</em> 2. sér., t. 6.:127-276., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44579946
page(s): 168 [details]

From editor or global species database

Synonymy Used only in checklist-but context indicates synonym of Mediaster pedicellaris. [details]