WoRMS taxon details
Psilaster andromeda florae (Verrill, 1878)
158502 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158502)
accepted
Subspecies
Archaster florae Verrill, 1878 · unaccepted
Psilaster florae (Verrill, 1878) · alternative representation
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomy Possibly only a variety of Psilaster andromeda according to Verrill (1894); a synonym according to Mortensen (1927) but...
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as the Cabot Strait:...
Taxonomy Possibly only a variety of Psilaster andromeda according to Verrill (1894); a synonym according to Mortensen (1927) but treated as a valid species by Downey (1973) [details]
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as the Cabot Strait:...
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as the Cabot Strait: Cape North, N.S., St. Paul Island to Cape Ray, NL..), Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle valley) [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Psilaster andromeda florae (Verrill, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158502 on 2026-01-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Archaster florae Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 372 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 372 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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 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
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Possibly only a variety of Psilaster andromeda according to Verrill (1894); a synonym according to Mortensen (1927) but treated as a valid species by Downey (1973) [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as the Cabot Strait: Cape North, N.S., St. Paul Island to Cape Ray, NL..), Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle valley) [details]Habitat bathyal and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Psilaster florae (Verrill, 1878))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster florae USNM 33259 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster florae Verrill, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster florae USNM 33259 - ventral) (from synonym Archaster florae Verrill, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (102 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 33259) (from synonym Archaster florae Verrill, 1878)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 063471) (from synonym Psilaster florae (Verrill, 1878))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster florae USNM 33259 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster florae Verrill, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster florae USNM 33259 - ventral) (from synonym Archaster florae Verrill, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (102 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 33259) (from synonym Archaster florae Verrill, 1878)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 063471) (from synonym Psilaster florae (Verrill, 1878))
