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Echinasteridae Verrill, 1867

123132  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123132)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Asteroidea (Class)
  6. Ambuloasteroidea (Subclass)
  7. Neoasteroidea (Infraclass)
  8. Spinulosacea (Superorder)
  9. Spinulosida (Order)
  10. Echinasteridae (Family)
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Metrodiridae Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Metrodira placed into...)  
Metrodira placed into Echinasteridae by Blake (1980). Metrodiridae sunk into Echinasteridae.

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  1. Genus Aleutihenricia Clark & Jewett, 2010
    1. Species Aleutihenricia beringiana (Djakonov, 1950)
    2. Species Aleutihenricia derjungini (Djakonov, 1950)
    3. Species Aleutihenricia federi Clark & Jewett, 2010
    4. Species Aleutihenricia reticulata (Hayashi, 1940)
  2. Genus Dictyaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
    1. Species Dictyaster xenophilus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
  3. Genus Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
    1. Subgenus Echinaster (Echinaster) Müller & Troschel, 1840
      1. Species Echinaster (Echinaster) modestus Perrier, 1881
      2. Species Echinaster (Echinaster) reticulatus H.L. Clark, 1923
      3. Species Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
        1. Subspecies Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus madseni A.M. Clark & Tortonese, 1986
        2. Subspecies Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
    2. Species Echinaster arcystatus H.L. Clark, 1914
    3. Species Echinaster callosus Marenzeller, 1895
    4. Species Echinaster colemani Rowe & Albertson, 1987
    5. Species Echinaster cylindricus Meissner, 1892
    6. Species Echinaster echinatus Koehler, 1920
    7. Species Echinaster farquhari Benham, 1909
    8. Species Echinaster glomeratus H.L. Clark, 1916
      1. Variety Echinaster glomeratus var. extremus H.L. Clark, 1928
    9. Species Echinaster jacobseni Rasmussen, 1972 †
    10. Species Echinaster lacunosus Grube, 1857
    11. Species Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840)
    12. Species Echinaster panamensis Leipoldt, 1895
    13. Species Echinaster parvispinus A.H. Clark, 1916
    14. Species Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840)
    15. Species Echinaster smithi Ludwig, 1903
    16. Species Echinaster stereosomus Fisher, 1913
    17. Species Echinaster superbus H.L. Clark, 1916
    18. Species Echinaster varicolor H.L. Clark, 1938
    19. Species Echinaster acanthodes H.L. Clark, 1916 accepted as Echinaster stereosomus Fisher, 1913 (Synonym according to Jangoux (1978).)
    20. Species Echinaster affinis Perrier, 1869 accepted as Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
    21. Species Echinaster clouei Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 accepted as Echinaster gracilis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym )
    22. Species Echinaster decanus Müller & Troschel, 1843 accepted as Plectaster decanus (Muller & Troschel, 1843)
    23. Species Echinaster diffidens Koehler, 1923 accepted as Henricia diffidens (Koehler, 1923)
    24. Species Echinaster echinulatus (Muller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
    25. Species Echinaster eridanella Muller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
    26. Species Echinaster eschrichti Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Henricia eschrichti (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (original combination)
    27. Species Echinaster fallax Muller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Cribrella fallax (Muller & Troschel, 1842) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
    28. Species Echinaster heteractis (H.L. Clark, 1909) accepted as Nepanthia belcheri (Perrier, 1875) (Synonym according to H.L. Clark (1938))
    29. Species Echinaster hirsuta Koehler, 1920 accepted as Rhopiella hirsuta (Koehler, 1920)
    30. Species Echinaster madseni A.M. Clark & Tortonese, 1986 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus madseni A.M. Clark & Tortonese, 1986
    31. Species Echinaster multipapillatus Hoffman in Rowe, 1974 accepted as Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) (Nomen nudum/synonym according to Rowe (1974).)
    32. Species Echinaster oculatus Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym according to Madsen (1987))
      1. Forma Echinaster oculatus f. major Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Henricia pertusa (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
      2. Forma Echinaster oculatus f. minor Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
    33. Species Echinaster ornatus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Henricia ornata (Perrier, 1869)
    34. Species Echinaster pterasteroides Koehler, 1920 accepted as Rhopiella pterasteroides (Koehler, 1920) (Probable synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962).)
    35. Species Echinaster sagenus (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783) (Synonym as restricted by Tortonese & Madsen (1979))
    36. Species Echinaster sanguinolentus (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
    37. Species Echinaster sarsii Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Fisher (1911) and Madsen (1987))
    38. Species Echinaster scrobiculatus Danielssen & Koren, 1883 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    39. Species Echinaster sladeni de Loriol, 1893 accepted as Cistina columbiae Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Clark and Rowe (1971))
    40. Species Echinaster smilax Koehler, 1920 accepted as Henricia smilax (Koehler, 1920)
    41. Species Echinaster solaris (Schreber, 1793) accepted as Acanthaster solaris (Schreber, 1793) (Synonym of Echinites, which is ultimately a synonym of Acanthaster)
    42. Species Echinaster spinulifer (E. A. Smith, 1876) accepted as Henricia spinulifera (E. A. Smith, 1876)
    43. Species Echinaster spinulifer Sladen, 1889 accepted as Rhopiella hirsuta kerguelenensis A.M. Clark, 1962 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962))
    44. Species Echinaster vestitus (Perrier, 1869) accepted as Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
    45. Subgenus Echinaster (Othilia) Gray, 1840 represented as Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
      1. Species Echinaster (Othilia) aculeata (Gray, 1840)
      2. Species Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
      3. Species Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816)
      4. Species Echinaster (Othilia) graminicola Campbell & Turner, 1984
      5. Species Echinaster (Othilia) guyanensis A.M. Clark, 1987
      6. Species Echinaster (Othilia) paucispinus A.M. Clark, 1987
      7. Species Echinaster (Othilia) sentus (Say, 1825)
      8. Species Echinaster (Othilia) serpentarius Müller & Troschel, 1842
      9. Species Echinaster (Othilia) spinulosus Verrill, 1869
      10. Species Echinaster (Othilia) tenuispina Verrill, 1871
      11. Species Echinaster (Othilia) antonioensis deLoriol, 1904 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym)
      12. Species Echinaster (Othilia) crassispina Verrill, 1868 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym according to Verrill (1915))
      13. Species Echinaster (Othilia) densispinulosus Tommasi, 1970 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to de Avila Pires (1983).)
      14. Species Echinaster (Othilia) doriae De Filippi, 1859 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Probable synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
      15. Species Echinaster (Othilia) lepidus de Loriol, 1904 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonymy according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
      16. Species Echinaster (Othilia) modestus Perrier, 1881 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) spinulosus Verrill, 1869 (Synonymy according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
      17. Species Echinaster (Othilia) nudus Tommasi, 1970 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonymy according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
      18. Species Echinaster (Othilia) spinosus Muller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) sentus (Say, 1825) ((at least part) Synonym according to Sladen (1889) and Verrill (1915).)
      19. Species Echinaster (Othilia) tribulus De Filippi, 1859 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
      20. Species Echinaster (Othilia) robustus Verrill, 1914 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    46. Species Echinaster modestus Perrier, 1881 represented as Echinaster (Echinaster) modestus Perrier, 1881
    47. Species Echinaster reticulatus H.L. Clark, 1923 represented as Echinaster (Echinaster) reticulatus H.L. Clark, 1923
    48. Species Echinaster sepositus (Retzius, 1783) represented as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
      1. Subspecies Echinaster sepositus mediterraneus Marchisio, 1896 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus sepositus (Retzius, 1783) (Synonym according to Tortonese (1981).)
    49. Species Echinaster crassus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    50. Species Echinaster cribella Lutken, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    51. Species Echinaster deplanatus Grube, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    52. Species Echinaster gracilis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    53. Species Echinaster rigidus Grube, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  4. Genus Henricia Gray, 1840
    1. Subgenus Henricia (Setihenricia) Chichvarkhin & Chichvarkhina, 2017
      1. Species Henricia (Setihenricia) olga Chichvarkhin, 2017
      2. Species Henricia (Setihenricia) hayashii Djakonov, 1961 represented as Henricia hayashii Djakonov, 1961
    2. Species Henricia abyssalis (Perrier, 1894)
    3. Species Henricia alexeyi Chichvarkhin & Chichvarkhina, 2017
    4. Species Henricia ambigua Djakonov, 1958
    5. Species Henricia angusta Djakonov, 1961
    6. Species Henricia aniva Djakonov, 1958
    7. Species Henricia anomala Hayashi, 1973
    8. Species Henricia antillarum Perrier, 1881
    9. Species Henricia arcystata Fisher, 1917
    10. Species Henricia aspera Fisher, 1906
      1. Subspecies Henricia aspera aspera Fisher, 1906
      2. Subspecies Henricia aspera robusta Djakonov, 1949
    11. Species Henricia asthenactis Fisher, 1910
    12. Species Henricia aucklandiae Mortensen, 1925
    13. Species Henricia caudani (Koehler, 1895)
    14. Species Henricia clarki Fisher, 1910
    15. Species Henricia compacta (Sladen, 1889)
      1. Variety Henricia compacta var. aucklandiae Mortensen, 1925 accepted as Henricia aucklandiae Mortensen, 1925 (original combination)
    16. Species Henricia cylindrella (Sladen, 1883)
    17. Species Henricia densispina (Sladen, 1878)
    18. Species Henricia derjugini Djakonov, 1950
    19. Species Henricia diffidens (Koehler, 1923)
    20. Species Henricia djakonovi Chichvarkhin, 2017
    21. Species Henricia downeyae A.M. Clark, 1987
    22. Species Henricia dyscrita Fisher, 1911
    23. Species Henricia echinata Clark & Jewett, 2010
    24. Species Henricia elachys Clark & Jewett, 2010
    25. Species Henricia elegans Djakonov, 1950
    26. Species Henricia epiphysialis Ubagan, Lee, Kim & Shin, 2020
    27. Species Henricia eschrichti (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
      1. Subspecies Henricia eschrichti laevior (Michailovskij, 1903) accepted as Henricia spongiosa (O. Fabricius, 1780) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    28. Species Henricia exigua Hayashi, 1940
    29. Species Henricia fisheri A.M. Clark, 1962
      1. Subspecies Henricia fisheri echinata Heding in Jägerskiöld, 1971 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (nomen nudum)
    30. Species Henricia fragilis Kobayashi, Kohtsuka & Fujita, 2021
    31. Species Henricia gemma Clark & Jewett, 2010
    32. Species Henricia gracilis (Ludwig, 1905)
    33. Species Henricia granulifera Djakonov, 1958
    34. Species Henricia hayashii Djakonov, 1961
    35. Species Henricia hedingi Madsen, 1987
    36. Species Henricia imitatrix Djakonov, 1961
    37. Species Henricia inexpectata Djakonov, 1961
    38. Species Henricia insignis Clark & Jewett, 2010
    39. Species Henricia iodinea Clark & Jewett, 2010
    40. Species Henricia irregularis Hayashi, 1940
    41. Species Henricia kapalae Rowe & Albertson, 1987
    42. Species Henricia kinkasana Hayashi, 1940
    43. Species Henricia kurilensis Djakonov, 1958
    44. Species Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson, 1857)
      1. Subspecies Henricia leviuscula annectens Fisher, 1910
      2. Subspecies Henricia leviuscula leviuscula (Stimpson, 1857)
      3. Subspecies Henricia leviuscula spiculifera (H.L. Clark, 1901)
      4. Variety Henricia leviuscula var. lunula Verrill, 1914
      5. Subspecies Henricia leviuscula attenuata Clark H.L., 1901 accepted as Henricia attenuata H.L. Clark, 1901
      6. Subspecies Henricia leviuscula dyscrita Fisher, 1911 accepted as Henricia dyscrita Fisher, 1911
      7. Subspecies Henricia leviuscula multispina Fisher, 1910 accepted as Henricia multispina Fisher, 1910
      8. Variety Henricia leviuscula var. inaequalis Verrill, 1914 accepted as Henricia inequalis Verrill, 1914
      9. Variety Henricia leviuscula var. nipponica Uchida, 1928 accepted as Henricia nipponica Uchida, 1928
    45. Species Henricia lineata Clark & Jewett, 2010
    46. Species Henricia lisa A.H. Clark, 1949
      1. Subspecies Henricia lisa ingolfi Madsen, 1987
      2. Subspecies Henricia lisa lisa A.H. Clark, 1949
    47. Species Henricia longispina Fisher, 1910
      1. Subspecies Henricia longispina aleutica Fisher, 1911
      2. Subspecies Henricia longispina longispina Fisher, 1910
    48. Species Henricia lukinsii (Farquhar, 1898)
    49. Species Henricia margarethae Kobayashi, Kohtsuka & Fujita, 2021
    50. Species Henricia microplax Fisher, 1917
    51. Species Henricia minuta (Bell, 1882)
    52. Species Henricia mutans (Koehler, 1909)
    53. Species Henricia nana (Ludwig, 1905)
    54. Species Henricia nipponica Uchida, 1928
    55. Species Henricia obesa (Sladen, 1889)
    56. Species Henricia ochotensis Djakonov, 1950
    57. Species Henricia oculata (Pennant, 1777)
    58. Species Henricia ohshimai Hayashi, 1935
      1. Forma Henricia ohshimai f. acutispina Hayashi, 1940
    59. Species Henricia orientalis Djakonov, 1950
    60. Species Henricia ornata (Perrier, 1869)
    61. Species Henricia pachyderma Hayashi, 1940
    62. Species Henricia pacifica Hayashi, 1940
    63. Species Henricia pagenstecheri (Studer, 1885)
      1. Subspecies Henricia pagenstecheri parva (Koehler, 1912)
    64. Species Henricia parva (Koehler, 1912)
    65. Species Henricia pauperrima Fisher, 1906
    66. Species Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776)
    67. Species Henricia pertusa (O.F. Müller, 1776)
    68. Species Henricia polyacantha Fisher, 1906
    69. Species Henricia praestans (Sladen, 1889)
    70. Species Henricia pseudoleviuscula Djakonov, 1958
    71. Species Henricia pumila Eernisse, Strathmann & Strathmann, 2010
    72. Species Henricia ralphae Fell, 1958
    73. Species Henricia regularis Hayashi, 1940
    74. Species Henricia reniossa Hayashi, 1940
      1. Subspecies Henricia reniossa asiatica Djakonov, 1958
      2. Forma Henricia reniossa f. tohokuensis Hayashi, 1940
      3. Subspecies Henricia reniossa reniosa Hayashi, 1940
    75. Species Henricia retecta A.M. Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976
    76. Species Henricia reticulata Hayashi, 1940
    77. Species Henricia rhytisma Clark & Jewett, 2010
    78. Species Henricia robusta Fisher, 1906
    79. Species Henricia sachalinica Djakonov, 1958
    80. Species Henricia saghaliensis Hayashi, 1940
    81. Species Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
      1. Subspecies Henricia sanguinolenta miliaris Verrill, 1914 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
      2. Variety Henricia sanguinolenta var. oshimai Hayashi, 1935 accepted as Henricia ohshimai Hayashi, 1935
      3. Variety Henricia sanguinolenta var. rudis Verrill, 1914 accepted as Henricia rudis Verrill, 1914
    82. Species Henricia seminudus (A.H. Clark, 1916)
    83. Species Henricia sexradiata (Perrier, 1881)
    84. Species Henricia simplex (Sladen, 1889)
    85. Species Henricia singularis Djakonov, 1961
    86. Species Henricia skorikovi Djakonov, 1950
    87. Species Henricia smilax (Koehler, 1920)
      1. Forma Henricia smilax f. tenuis A.M. Clark, 1962
    88. Species Henricia solida Djakonov, 1950
    89. Species Henricia spinulifera (E. A. Smith, 1876)
    90. Species Henricia spongiosa (O. Fabricius, 1780)
    91. Species Henricia studeri (Perrier, 1891)
    92. Species Henricia sufflata (Sladen, 1889)
    93. Species Henricia tacita Djakonov, 1958
    94. Species Henricia tahia McKnight, 1975
    95. Species Henricia tumida Verrill, 1909
      1. Subspecies Henricia tumida borealis Verrill, 1914 accepted as Henricia borealis Verrill, 1914
    96. Species Henricia uluudax Clark & Jewett, 2010
    97. Species Henricia venturana Durham & Roberts, 1948 †
    98. Species Henricia vermilion Clark & Jewett, 2010
    99. Subgenus Henricia (Spinohenricia) Heding, 1936 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840
    100. Species Henricia abyssicola (Norman, 1869) accepted as Henricia cylindrella (Sladen, 1883) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    101. Species Henricia annectens Fisher, 1910 accepted as Henricia leviuscula annectens Fisher, 1910
    102. Species Henricia attenuata H.L. Clark, 1901 accepted as Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson, 1857)
    103. Species Henricia australis Barattini, 1938 accepted as Henricia obesa (Sladen, 1889) (Synonym)
    104. Species Henricia beringiana Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Aleutihenricia beringiana (Djakonov, 1950)
    105. Species Henricia borealis Verrill, 1914 accepted as Henricia tumida Verrill, 1909 (Synoym according to Baranova (1957).)
    106. Species Henricia crossispika Heding in Jägerskiöld, 1971 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Nomen nudum according to Madsen (1987))
    107. Species Henricia curta (Norman, 1868) accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
    108. Species Henricia heteractis H.L. Clark, 1909 accepted as Nepanthia belcheri (Perrier, 1875) (Synonym according to H.L. Clark (1938))
    109. Species Henricia hyadesi (Perrier, 1891) accepted as Henricia obesa (Sladen, 1889) (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
    110. Species Henricia inequalis Verrill, 1914 accepted as Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson, 1857)
    111. Species Henricia knipowitschi Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    112. Species Henricia lunula Verrill, 1914 accepted as Henricia leviuscula var. lunula Verrill, 1914
    113. Species Henricia microspina Verrill, 1915 accepted as Henricia antillarum Perrier, 1881 (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)
    114. Species Henricia miliaris Verrill, 1914 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta miliaris Verrill, 1914
    115. Species Henricia multipapillata (Hoffman, 1874) accepted as Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) (NOMEN NUDUM, undescribed..ID according to Rowe.)
    116. Species Henricia multispina Fisher, 1910 accepted as Henricia leviuscula spiculifera (H.L. Clark, 1901) (Synonym according to Hayashi (1973))
    117. Species Henricia palaspina Hopkins, 1967 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Undescribed)
    118. Species Henricia reticulata (H.L. Clark, 1923) accepted as Henricia retecta A.M. Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976
    119. Species Henricia reticulata (H.L. Clark, 1923) accepted as Echinaster reticulatus H.L. Clark, 1923
    120. Species Henricia rudis Verrill, 1914 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
    121. Species Henricia sanguinolenta sensu Rasmussen, 1965 non (O.F. Müller) accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (This was a notation for a misidentified name in the literature. Not a proper species.)
    122. Species Henricia scabrior (Michailovskij, 1903) accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    123. Species Henricia scrobiculata Duben & Koren in Jägerskiöld, 1971 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776)
    124. Species Henricia spatulifera Verrill, 1909 accepted as Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson, 1857) (A variety according to Verrill (1914))
    125. Species Henricia spiculifera (H.L. Clark, 1901) accepted as Henricia leviuscula spiculifera (H.L. Clark, 1901) (Subspecies according to Verrill (1914) and Hayashi (1973).)
    126. Species Henricia arctica Verrill, 1914 represented as Henricia tumida Verrill, 1909
  5. Genus Metrodira Gray, 1840
    1. Species Metrodira subulata Gray, 1840
    2. Species Metrodira dubia (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    3. Species Metrodira gracilenta Lovén (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    4. Species Metrodira subtilis (Lutken, 1871) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  6. Genus Odontohenricia Rowe & Albertson, 1988
    1. Species Odontohenricia ahearnae Clark & Jewett, 2010
    2. Species Odontohenricia anarea O'Hara, 1999
    3. Species Odontohenricia aurantia Clark & Jewett, 2010
    4. Species Odontohenricia clarkae Rowe & Albertson, 1988
    5. Species Odontohenricia endeavouri Rowe & Albertson, 1988
    6. Species Odontohenricia fisheri Rowe & Albertson, 1988
    7. Species Odontohenricia hayashii Rowe & Albertson, 1988
    8. Species Odontohenricia violacea Clark & Jewett, 2010
  7. Genus Plectaster Sladen, 1889
    1. Species Plectaster decanus (Muller & Troschel, 1843)
  8. Genus Rhopiella Fisher, 1940
    1. Species Rhopiella hirsuta (Koehler, 1920)
      1. Subspecies Rhopiella hirsuta kerguelenensis A.M. Clark, 1962 accepted as Rhopiella hirsuta (Koehler, 1920) (Subspecies indistinct according to Guille (1974).)
    2. Species Rhopiella koehleri Fisher, 1940 accepted as Rhopiella hirsuta (Koehler, 1920) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962), Guille (1974).)
    3. Species Rhopiella pterasteroides (Koehler, 1920) accepted as Rhopiella hirsuta (Koehler, 1920) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962))
  9. Subfamily Acanthasterinae Sladen, 1889 accepted as Acanthasteridae
  10. Genus Cribella Agassiz, 1835 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 (synonym)
    1. Species Cribella caudani Koehler, 1895 represented as Cribrella caudani Koehler, 1895 (lapsus for Cribrella)
  11. Genus Cribrella Lütken, 1857 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 (synonym)
    1. Species Cribrella abyssalis Perrier, 1894 accepted as Henricia abyssalis (Perrier, 1894) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    2. Species Cribrella abyssicola Perrier, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, undescribed)
    3. Species Cribrella abyssicola Norman, 1869 accepted as Henricia abyssicola (Norman, 1869) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    4. Species Cribrella antarctica Philippi in Quijada, 1911 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, according to Madsen (1956))
    5. Species Cribrella antillarum Perrier, 1881 accepted as Henricia antillarum Perrier, 1881
    6. Species Cribrella biscayensis Koehler, 1895 accepted as Henricia pertusa (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym according to Madsen (1987) and A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992))
    7. Species Cribrella brasiliensis (Muller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
    8. Species Cribrella caudani Koehler, 1895 accepted as Henricia caudani (Koehler, 1895)
    9. Species Cribrella compacta Sladen, 1889 accepted as Henricia compacta (Sladen, 1889)
    10. Species Cribrella cylindrella Sladen, 1883 accepted as Henricia cylindrella (Sladen, 1883)
    11. Species Cribrella densispina Sladen, 1879 accepted as Henricia densispina (Sladen, 1878)
    12. Species Cribrella eschrichtii (Muller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Henricia eschrichti (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
    13. Species Cribrella fallax (Muller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
    14. Species Cribrella gracilis Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Henricia gracilis (Ludwig, 1905)
    15. Species Cribrella granulosa Sladen, 1889 accepted as Henricia spinulifera (E. A. Smith, 1876) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962).)
    16. Species Cribrella hyadesi Perrier, 1891 accepted as Henricia obesa (Sladen, 1889) (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
    17. Species Cribrella hyadesi Perrier, 1888 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    18. Species Cribrella laevior Michailovskij, 1903 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    19. Species Cribrella laeviuscula (Stimpson, 1857) accepted as Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson, 1857)
    20. Species Cribrella lukinsii Farquhar, 1898 accepted as Henricia lukinsii (Farquhar, 1898)
    21. Species Cribrella minuta Bell, 1882 accepted as Henricia minuta (Bell, 1882) (original designation)
    22. Species Cribrella murina Perrier, 1875 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    23. Species Cribrella mutans Koehler, 1909 accepted as Henricia mutans (Koehler, 1909)
    24. Species Cribrella nana Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Henricia nana (Ludwig, 1905)
    25. Species Cribrella obesa Sladen, 1889 accepted as Henricia obesa (Sladen, 1889)
    26. Species Cribrella occulata Hutton, 1872 accepted as Henricia compacta (Sladen, 1889) (Synonym according to Farquhar (1898))
    27. Species Cribrella oculata (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Henricia oculata (Pennant, 1777)
      1. Variety Cribrella oculata var. cylindrella Sladen, 1883 accepted as Henricia cylindrella (Sladen, 1883) (synonym)
      2. Variety Cribrella oculata var. murina Perrier, 1875 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
    28. Species Cribrella ornata (Perrier, 1869) accepted as Henricia ornata (Perrier, 1869)
    29. Species Cribrella pagenstecheri Studer, 1885 accepted as Henricia pagenstecheri (Studer, 1885)
    30. Species Cribrella pagenstecheri Meissner, 1904 accepted as Henricia obesa (Sladen, 1889) (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
    31. Species Cribrella parva Koehler, 1912 accepted as Henricia parva (Koehler, 1912)
    32. Species Cribrella pectinata Verrill, 1894 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Reduced to variety by Koehler (1909) and Verill (1914).)
    33. Species Cribrella praestans Sladen, 1889 accepted as Henricia praestans (Sladen, 1889)
    34. Species Cribrella rosea (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Stichastrella rosea (O.F. Müller, 1776)
    35. Species Cribrella sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
      1. Forma Cribrella sanguinolenta f. laevior Michailovskij, 1903 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
      2. Forma Cribrella sanguinolenta f. scabrior Michailovskij, 1903 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
      3. Variety Cribrella sanguinolenta var. abyssicola Norman, 1869 accepted as Cribrella abyssicola Norman, 1869
      4. Variety Cribrella sanguinolenta var. curta Norman, 1869 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
    36. Species Cribrella sarsi Perrier, 1878 accepted as Henricia oculata (Pennant, 1777) (NOMEN NUDUM, undescribed according to Sladen (1889))
    37. Species Cribrella scabrior Michailovskij, 1903 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
    38. Species Cribrella seposita (Retzius, 1783) accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
    39. Species Cribrella sexradiata Perrier, 1881 accepted as Henricia sexradiata (Perrier, 1881)
    40. Species Cribrella simplex Sladen, 1889 accepted as Henricia simplex (Sladen, 1889)
    41. Species Cribrella spiculifera H.L. Clark, 1901 accepted as Henricia leviuscula spiculifera (H.L. Clark, 1901) (Subspecies according to Hayashi (1973))
    42. Species Cribrella studeri Perrier, 1891 accepted as Henricia studeri (Perrier, 1891)
    43. Species Cribrella sufflata Sladen, 1889 accepted as Henricia sufflata (Sladen, 1889)
  12. Genus Cyllaster A.H. Clark, 1916 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))
    1. Species Cyllaster clarki (Fisher, 1910) accepted as Henricia clarki Fisher, 1910
    2. Species Cyllaster pauperrima (Fisher, 1906) accepted as Henricia pauperrima Fisher, 1906
    3. Species Cyllaster polyacanthus (Fisher, 1906) accepted as Henricia polyacantha Fisher, 1906
    4. Species Cyllaster seminuda A.H. Clark, 1916 accepted as Henricia seminudus (A.H. Clark, 1916)
  13. Genus Echinaster Gray, 1840 accepted as Acanthaster Gervais, 1841
    1. Species Echinaster ellisi Gray, 1840 accepted as Acanthaster ellisi (Gray, 1840)
  14. Genus Henricides Verrill, 1914 accepted as Nepanthia Gray, 1840
    1. Species Henricides heteractis (H.L. Clark, 1909) accepted as Nepanthia belcheri (Perrier, 1875) (A synonym according to H.L. Clark (1938))
  15. Genus Magdalenaster Koehler, 1907 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Mortensen (1927))
    1. Species Magdalenaster arcticus Koehler, 1907 accepted as Henricia eschrichti (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
  16. Subfamily Mithrodiinae Viguier, 1878 accepted as Mithrodiidae Viguier, 1878
  17. Genus Othilia Gray, 1840 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) Gray, 1840 (Subgenus of Echinaster Muller & Troschel, 1840)
    1. Species Othilia aculeata Gray, 1840 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) aculeata (Gray, 1840) (original combination)
    2. Species Othilia eridanella (Muller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) (Synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
    3. Species Othilia luzonica Gray, 1840 accepted as Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) (original combination)
    4. Species Othilia multispina Gray, 1840 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Probably a synonym but proposed for rejection by ICZN)
    5. Species Othilia purpurea Gray, 1840 accepted as Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840) (original combination)
    6. Species Othilia sexradiata Studer, 1876 accepted as Asterias perrieri E. A. Smith, 1876 (synonym according to Studer (1884) and Sladen (1889))
    7. Species Othilia spinosa (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816) (Previous combination)
    8. Species Othilia spinulifera E. A. Smith, 1876 accepted as Henricia spinulifera (E. A. Smith, 1876) (original combination)
  18. Genus Rhopia Gray, 1840 accepted as Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Synonym according to Fisher (1919))
    1. Species Rhopia mediterranea Gray, 1840 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus sepositus (Retzius, 1783) (Synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
    2. Species Rhopia seposita (Retzius, 1783) accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
  19. Genus Scaphaster de Loriol, 1899 accepted as Metrodira Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Fisher (1919).)
    1. Species Scaphaster humberti de Loriol, 1899 accepted as Metrodira subulata Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Koehler (1910))
  20. Genus Spinohenricia Heding, 1935 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
  21. Genus Thyraster Ives, 1890 accepted as Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)
    1. Species Thyraster serpentarius (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) serpentarius Müller & Troschel, 1842
  22. Subfamily Valvasterinae Viguier, 1879 accepted as Valvasteridae Viguier, 1879
  23. Genus Verrillaster Downey, 1973 accepted as Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 (synonym according to Tortonese & Downey (1977).)
    1. Species Verrillaster spinulosus (Verrill, 1869) accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) spinulosus Verrill, 1869 (Synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Verrill, A.E. (1867). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 3. On the geographical distribution of the echinoderms of the West coast of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 1(2): 323-351., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13380258#page/91/mode/1up
page(s): 343; note: Note that date for this citation varies in the literature and sometimes is represented as 1870 due to problems with the date citations in the original publication. [details] 
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Echinasteridae Verrill, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123132 on 2025-07-08
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original description Verrill, A.E. (1867). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 3. On the geographical distribution of the echinoderms of the West coast of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 1(2): 323-351., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13380258#page/91/mode/1up
page(s): 343; note: Note that date for this citation varies in the literature and sometimes is represented as 1870 due to problems with the date citations in the original publication. [details] 

original description (of Metrodiridae 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): 415 [details] 

original description (of Metrodirinae 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): 415 [details] 

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Identification resource

identification resource Rowe, F. W. E. and E. L. Albertson.(1986)The echinoderm genus <i>Henricia</i> Gray, 1840 (Asteroidea: Echinasteridae) in southern and southeastern Australian waters, with the description of a new species Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 109(3): 183-194, available online at http://biostor.org/reference/86291 [details] 

identification resource Madsen, F.J. (1987). The <i>Henricia sanguinolenta</i> complex (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) of the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters. A re-evaluation, with notes on related species. Steenstrupia 13(5): 201-268. [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details] 

additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
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