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WoRMS taxon details

Peranaster chirophorus (Fisher, 1917)

AphiaID

255122 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:255122)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Peranaster Fisher, 1923

Original name

Pedicellaster chirophorus Fisher, 1917

Synonymised names

Pedicellaster chirophorus Fisher, 1917 · unaccepted

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Pedicellaster chirophorus Fisher, 1917) Fisher, W.K. (1917). New starfishes from the Philippines and Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 30: 89-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334970
page(s): 93 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Peranaster chirophorus (Fisher, 1917). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=255122 on 2026-09-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-12-30 03:30:36Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Pedicellaster chirophorus Fisher, 1917) Fisher, W.K. (1917). New starfishes from the Philippines and Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 30: 89-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334970
page(s): 93 [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]