WoRMS name details
Echinaster sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
241001 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:241001)
alternative representation
Species
- Subspecies Echinaster sepositus mediterraneus Marchisio, 1896 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus sepositus (Retzius, 1783) (Synonym according to Tortonese (1981).)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias seposita Retzius, 1783) Retzius, A. J. (1783). Anmärkningar vid. Asteriae genus. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 4, 230-248., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46983423
page(s): 237 [details]
page(s): 237 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Echinaster sepositus (Retzius, 1783). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241001 on 2026-01-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Asterias seposita Retzius, 1783) Retzius, A. J. (1783). Anmärkningar vid. Asteriae genus. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 4, 230-248., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46983423
page(s): 237 [details]
basis of record MarLIN [details]
page(s): 237 [details]
basis of record MarLIN [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | red starfish | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (136 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinaster sepositus)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (136 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinaster sepositus)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
