World Register of Deep-Sea species - Psilaster armatus Ludwig, 1905

Traits taxon details

Psilaster armatus Ludwig, 1905

AphiaID

380670 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380670)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Psilaster Sladen, 1885

Original name

Psilaster armatus Ludwig, 1905

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
page(s): 59 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Psilaster armatus Ludwig, 1905. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380670 on 2025-05-23

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Psilaster armatus Ludwig, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380670 on 2025-05-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-17 05:18:03Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

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
page(s): 59 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 34409)