WoRMS name details
Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879
146053 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146053)
unaccepted (Synonym of Leptychaster according to Fisher (1911))
Genus
- Species Leptoptychaster accrescens Koehler, 1920 accepted as Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920)
- Species Leptoptychaster antarcticus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Leptychaster antarcticus Sladen, 1889
- Species Leptoptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851) accepted as Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851)
- Species Leptoptychaster conicus (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Blakiaster conicus Perrier, 1881
- Species Leptoptychaster elongata Sladen, 1889 accepted as Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851) (A variety of L. arcticus)
- Species Leptoptychaster flexuosus Koehler, 1920 accepted as Leptychaster flexuosus (Koehler, 1920)
- Species Leptoptychaster kerguelensis Smith, 1876 accepted as Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876
- Species Leptoptychaster longipes Koehler, 1920 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, This is a possible MS name for L. flexuosus)
- Species Leptoptychaster mendosus Koehler, 1923 accepted as Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Smith, E.A. (1879). Echinodermata. (Collections from Kerguelen Island). <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 168: 270-281., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23850585#page/286/mode/1up
page(s): 271, 277 [details]
page(s): 271, 277 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146053 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, E.A. (1879). Echinodermata. (Collections from Kerguelen Island). <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 168: 270-281., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23850585#page/286/mode/1up
page(s): 271, 277 [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): 271, 277 [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
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
From editor or global species database
Synonymy This name was emended from Leptychaster Smith, 1876, with type species L. kerguelenensis Smith 1876, but emendment was unjustified so essentially a synonym of Leptychaster according to Fisher (1911). [details]
