WoRMS taxon details
Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842
212303 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212303)
accepted
Species
Linckia hemprichi von Martens, 1866 · unaccepted
Linckia pustulata von Martens, 1866 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1926))
Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Ophidiaster pustulatus (von Martens, 1866) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein...)
Synonym according to Doderlein (1926) and A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971)
Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906 · unaccepted (Probable synonym according to...)
Probable synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 29 [details]
page(s): 29 [details]
Description Colour in life: burgundy with irregular white flecking (Sloan et al., 1979 ).
Also distributed in Maldive area, East...
Also distributed in Maldive area, East...
Description Colour in life: burgundy with irregular white flecking (Sloan et al., 1979 ).
Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and south Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-276 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and south Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-276 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212303 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 29 [details]
original description (of Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906) Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1079 [details]
original description (of Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869) Perrier, E. (1869). Recherche sur les pédicellaires et les ambulacres des astérides et des oursins. <em>Thèses présentées à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris pour obtenir le Grade de Docteur ès Sciences Naturelles Victor Masson et fils, Paris.</em> 5-188, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13976641
page(s): 61 [details]
original description (of Linckia hemprichi von Martens, 1866) Martens, E. von. (1866). Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des indischen Archipels. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 32: 57-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827 [details]
original description (of Linckia pustulata von Martens, 1866) von Martens. (1866). Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des Indischen Archipels. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 32(1): 57-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827
page(s): 62 [details]
basis of record Ludwig, H. (1899). Echinodermen des Sansibargebietes. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Bonn.</em> 21(1): 537-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26416428 [details]
page(s): 29 [details]
original description (of Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906) Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1079 [details]
original description (of Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869) Perrier, E. (1869). Recherche sur les pédicellaires et les ambulacres des astérides et des oursins. <em>Thèses présentées à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris pour obtenir le Grade de Docteur ès Sciences Naturelles Victor Masson et fils, Paris.</em> 5-188, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13976641
page(s): 61 [details]
original description (of Linckia hemprichi von Martens, 1866) Martens, E. von. (1866). Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des indischen Archipels. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 32: 57-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827 [details]
original description (of Linckia pustulata von Martens, 1866) von Martens. (1866). Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des Indischen Archipels. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 32(1): 57-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827
page(s): 62 [details]
basis of record Ludwig, H. (1899). Echinodermen des Sansibargebietes. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Bonn.</em> 21(1): 537-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26416428 [details]
Other
additional source
Walenkamp, J.H.C. (1990). Systematics and zoogeography of Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Zoologische Verhandelingen 261, Leiden. 86 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Döderlein, L. (1926). Ueber Asteriden aus dem Museum von Stockholm. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien.</em> Band 2, No. 6. 22 pp, 4 pls. [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Döderlein, L. (1926). Ueber Asteriden aus dem Museum von Stockholm. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien.</em> Band 2, No. 6. 22 pp, 4 pls. [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Paratype (of Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906) USNM E9640 [details]
Unreviewed
Description Colour in life: burgundy with irregular white flecking (Sloan et al., 1979 ).Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and south Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-276 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark Thought to be a synonym of Dactylosaster cylindricus (Lamarck, 1816) by H.L. Clark (1921) but a valid species according to Döderlein (1926).
Syntypes in Museum für Naturkunde an der Universität Humbolt zu Berlin, Berlin (Germany). Type locality: Red Sea (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Linckia pustulata von Martens, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ophidiaster pustulatus (von Martens, 1866))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophidiaster hemprichi)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-404) (from synonym Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (10 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (8 records) (from synonym Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 21174) (from synonym Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Linckia pustulata von Martens, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ophidiaster pustulatus (von Martens, 1866))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophidiaster hemprichi)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-404) (from synonym Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (10 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (8 records) (from synonym Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 21174) (from synonym Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
