WoRMS taxon details
Evoplosoma Fisher, 1906
123293 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123293)
accepted
Genus
Evoplosoma forcipifera Fisher, 1906 (type by monotypy)
- Species Evoplosoma anguirus Mah, 2024
- Species Evoplosoma augusti Koehler, 1909
- Species Evoplosoma besseyae Mah, 2024
- Species Evoplosoma claguei Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010
- Species Evoplosoma forcipifera Fisher, 1906
- Species Evoplosoma mystrion Mah, 2024
- Species Evoplosoma nizinskiae Mah, 2020
- Species Evoplosoma nuku Mah, 2022
- Species Evoplosoma pharos Mah, 2024
- Species Evoplosoma scorpio Downey, 1981
- Species Evoplosoma tasmanica (McKnight, 2006)
- Species Evoplosoma timorensis Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
- Species Evoplosoma virgo Downey, 1982
- Species Evoplosoma voratus Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010
- Species Evoplosoma watlingi Mah, 2015
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1065 [details]
page(s): 1065 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Evoplosoma Fisher, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123293 on 2025-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1065 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 1065 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Mah, C.L. (2015). A new Atlantic species of <i>Evoplosoma</i> with taxonomic summary and in situ observations of Atlantic deep-sea corallivorous Goniasteridae (Valvatida; Asteroidea)
Marine Biodiversity Records. <em>Marine Biodiversity Records.</em> 8(E5): 1-8., available online at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9501997&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S1755267214001407 [details]
Other
additional source
Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mah, C.L., M. Nizinski, L. Lundsten. (2010) Phylogenetic Revision of the Hippasterinae (Goniasteridae; Asteroidea): Systematics of Deep Sea Corallivores, including one new genus and three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 266-301, 11 figs., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00638.x [details]
additional source Mah, C.L., M. Nizinski, L. Lundsten. (2010) Phylogenetic Revision of the Hippasterinae (Goniasteridae; Asteroidea): Systematics of Deep Sea Corallivores, including one new genus and three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 266-301, 11 figs., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00638.x [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
