The World Asteroidea Database - Paedasterias chirophora (Ludwig, 1903)

WoRMS name details

Paedasterias chirophora (Ludwig, 1903)

AphiaID

378983 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378983)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Lysasterias chirophora (Ludwig, 1903)

Rank

Species

Parent

Paedasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Lysasterias Fisher, 1908

Original name

Anasterias chirophora Ludwig, 1903

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Anasterias chirophora Ludwig, 1903) Ludwig, H. (1903). Seesterne. <em>Résultats du voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899. Rapports scientifiques.</em> 1-72 and 7 plates., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=20768
page(s): 43 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Paedasterias chirophora (Ludwig, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378983 on 2025-05-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-29 07:51:57Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2021-08-04 18:42:52Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Anasterias chirophora Ludwig, 1903) Ludwig, H. (1903). Seesterne. <em>Résultats du voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899. Rapports scientifiques.</em> 1-72 and 7 plates., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=20768
page(s): 43 [details]

basis of record Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 355 [details]