WoRMS name details
Bothriaster primigenius Döderlein, 1916
370879 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370879)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Molecular data shows synonymy by Kogure et al. 2023)
Species
Bothriaster Döderlein, 1916 accepted as Choriaster Lutken, 1869
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Döderlein, L. (1916). Uber die Gattung <i>Oreaster</i> und verwandte. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher.</em> 40: 409-440., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9759800
page(s): 416 [details]
page(s): 416 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Bothriaster primigenius Döderlein, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370879 on 2026-09-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Döderlein, L. (1916). Uber die Gattung <i>Oreaster</i> und verwandte. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher.</em> 40: 409-440., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9759800
page(s): 416 [details]
page(s): 416 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Kogure, Y., Omori, A., Fujita, Y. (2023). Taxonomic status of the oreasterid sea star <i>Bothriaster primigenius</i> Döderlein, 1916 (Echinodermata, Asteroidea). <em>Biogeography.</em> 25: 13-18., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/biogeo/25/0/25_13/_pdf/-char/ja [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Validity Validity of genus and species doubtful, diagnostic characters attributable to immaturity; holotype lost according to Jangoux. [details]
