WoRMS taxon details
Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)
380340 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380340)
accepted
Species
Dytaster anacanthus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Macan (1938))
Persephonaster anacanthus (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Macan (1938))
Psilaster gracilis Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Psilaster gracilis Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 230 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380340 on 2025-04-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dytaster anacanthus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. (1891). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer 'Investigator', Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. Series II, No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890-1891. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (series 6) 8 (43): 16-34, pl. 7-8; 8 (44): 119-138; 8 (46): 268-286; 8 (47): 353-362; 8 (48): 427-452, pl. 17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244692 [details]
original description (of Psilaster gracilis Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 230 [details]
original description (of Psilaster gracilis Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 230 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
