The World Asteroidea Database - Glyphodiscus Fisher, 1917

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Glyphodiscus Fisher, 1917

AphiaID

254784 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254784)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841

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Species Glyphodiscus pentagonalis Mah, 2005
Species Glyphodiscus perierctus (Fisher, 1913)
Species Glyphodiscus mcknighti Rowe, 1989 accepted as Glyphodiscus perierctus (Fisher, 1913)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1917). XV A new genus and subgenus of East-Indian Sea-stars Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8(20): 172-173
page(s): 173 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Glyphodiscus Fisher, 1917. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254784 on 2025-06-04

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Glyphodiscus Fisher, 1917. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254784 on 2025-06-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-12-17 23:27:22Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2007-12-20 06:34:18Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Fisher, W.K. (1917). XV A new genus and subgenus of East-Indian Sea-stars Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8(20): 172-173
page(s): 173 [details]

basis of record Mah, C.L. (2005). A phylogeny of <i>Iconaster</i> and <i>Glyphodiscus</i> (Goniasteridae; Valvatida; Asteroidea) with descriptions of four new species. Zoosystema 27(1): 131-167. [details]

additional source Fisher, W.K. (1919). Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 3(100): 1-547. 156 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7666959 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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