Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS)

CaRMS taxon details

Psalidaster Fisher, 1940

AphiaID

172557 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172557)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (1)

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Species Psalidaster mordax Fisher, 1940

Environment

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

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Psalidaster Fisher, 1940. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172557 on 2025-05-14

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Psalidaster Fisher, 1940. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172557 on 2025-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-12 13:53:46Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-28 06:51:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2008-06-11 12:57:51Z

checked

Danis, Bruno

2019-07-01 06:40:03Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973 [details]

basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Psalidaster)
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