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Pentaceros rouxi Koehler, 1910

AphiaID

378541 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378541)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym according to Doderlein (1916))

Accepted name

Pentaceraster gracilis (Lütken, 1871)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pentaceros Gray, 1840 accepted as Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Original name

Pentaceros rouxi Koehler, 1910

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Koehler, R. (1910). Astéries et Ophiures des iles Aru et Kei. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 33: 265-295., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37103253#page/297/mode/1up
page(s): 272 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Pentaceros rouxi Koehler, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378541 on 2026-07-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-23 04:29:04Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Koehler, R. (1910). Astéries et Ophiures des iles Aru et Kei. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 33: 265-295., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37103253#page/297/mode/1up
page(s): 272 [details]

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