WoRMS name details
Pentaceraster australis (Lutken, 1871)
378475 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378475)
unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Oreaster australis Lutken, 1871) Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 252 [details]
page(s): 252 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Pentaceraster australis (Lutken, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378475 on 2026-08-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Oreaster australis Lutken, 1871) Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 252 [details]
page(s): 252 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up [details]
