WoRMS taxon details
Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970)
124143 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124143)
accepted
Species
Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pteraster (Apterodon) acicula (Downey, 1970) · alternative representation
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970) Downey, M. E. (1970). <i>Marsipaster acicula</i>, new species (Echinodermata; Asteroidea) from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 83: 309-312., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34572947
page(s): 309 [details]
page(s): 309 [details]
Holotype (of Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970) USNM 18416
Holotype (of Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970) USNM 18416 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124143 on 2026-01-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970) Downey, M. E. (1970). <i>Marsipaster acicula</i>, new species (Echinodermata; Asteroidea) from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 83: 309-312., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34572947
page(s): 309 [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): 309 [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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [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 Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970) USNM 18416 [details]
Paratype (of Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970) USNM 10447 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Maripaster acicula USNM 18416 - dorsal) (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Maripaster acicula USNM 18416 - ventral) (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (16 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 18416) (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Maripaster acicula USNM 18416 - dorsal) (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Maripaster acicula USNM 18416 - ventral) (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (16 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 18416) (from synonym Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970)
