ERMS taxon details
Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851)
123896 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123896)
accepted
Species
Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851 · unaccepted (synonym)
Astropecten luetkeni Barrett, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym according to M. Sars (1861))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851) Sars M. (1851). Beretning om i Sommeren 1849 Fortagen Zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Finmarken. <em>Nyt Magazin Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 6(2):121–211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8152707
page(s): 161 [details]
page(s): 161 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123896 on 2025-06-08
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123896 on 2025-06-08
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original description
(of Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851) Sars M. (1851). Beretning om i Sommeren 1849 Fortagen Zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Finmarken. <em>Nyt Magazin Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 6(2):121–211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8152707
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Astropecten luetkeni Barrett, 1857) Barrett, L. (1857). Descriptions of four new species of Echinodermata. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 2nd series, vol. 20: 46-48, pl. 7, fig. 1., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365677#page/60/mode/1up
page(s): 46 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 RoR) [details]
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 RoR) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Astropecten luetkeni Barrett, 1857) Barrett, L. (1857). Descriptions of four new species of Echinodermata. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 2nd series, vol. 20: 46-48, pl. 7, fig. 1., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365677#page/60/mode/1up
page(s): 46 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 RoR) [details]
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 RoR) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptychaster arcticus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Astropecten luetkeni Barrett, 1857)
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten luetkeni Barrett, 1857)
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (56 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptychaster arcticus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Astropecten luetkeni Barrett, 1857)
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten luetkeni Barrett, 1857)
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (56 records)
To ITIS