WoRMS taxon details
Marginaster Perrier, 1881
123319 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123319)
accepted
Genus
Marginaster pectinatus Perrier, 1881 (type by subsequent designation)
Poranisca Verrill, 1914 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984))
Species Marginaster capreensis (Gasco, 1876)
Species Marginaster patriciae McKnight, 2006
Species Marginaster paucispinus Fisher, 1913
Species Marginaster pectinatus Perrier, 1881
Species Marginaster austerus Verrill, 1899 accepted as Marginaster pectinatus Perrier, 1881 (Possible synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984).)
Species Marginaster echinulatus Perrier, 1881 accepted as Poraniella echinulata (Perrier, 1881)
Species Marginaster fimbriatus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Chondraster grandis (Verrill, 1878) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984))
Species Marginaster littoralis Dartnall, 1970 accepted as Patiriella littoralis (Dartnall, 1970) (transferred by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882 accepted as Culcitopsis borealis (Süssbach & Breckner, 1911) (synonym)
Species Marginaster patriciae McKnight, 2006
Species Marginaster paucispinus Fisher, 1913
Species Marginaster pectinatus Perrier, 1881
Species Marginaster austerus Verrill, 1899 accepted as Marginaster pectinatus Perrier, 1881 (Possible synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984).)
Species Marginaster echinulatus Perrier, 1881 accepted as Poraniella echinulata (Perrier, 1881)
Species Marginaster fimbriatus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Chondraster grandis (Verrill, 1878) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984))
Species Marginaster littoralis Dartnall, 1970 accepted as Patiriella littoralis (Dartnall, 1970) (transferred by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882 accepted as Culcitopsis borealis (Süssbach & Breckner, 1911) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Perrier, E. (1881). Report on the Results of dredging in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coastal Survey Steamer Blake. 14. Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 9: 1-31., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6353244#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 16 [details]
page(s): 16 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2022). World Asteroidea Database. Marginaster Perrier, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123319 on 2022-12-01
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original description
Perrier, E. (1881). Report on the Results of dredging in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coastal Survey Steamer Blake. 14. Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 9: 1-31., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6353244#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Poranisca Verrill, 1914) Verrill, A.E. (1914). Revision of some genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of a few new genera. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 8, 14 (79), 13–22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616229
page(s): 19 [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]
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.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Poranisca Verrill, 1914) Verrill, A.E. (1914). Revision of some genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of a few new genera. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 8, 14 (79), 13–22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616229
page(s): 19 [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]
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.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Validity Many if not most members of Marginaster are either juveniles of Porania (or other poraniids) or members of other taxa. Careful scrutiny is required with nominal species and description of new taxa should be regarded skeptically. [details]From other sources
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
