Asteroidea taxon details
Allostichaster polyplax (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
291590 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291590)
accepted
Species
Asteracanthion polyplax Müller & Troschel, 1844 · unaccepted
Asterias polyplax (Muller & Troschel, 1844) · unaccepted (subsequent combination)
Stichaster polyplax (Muller & Troschel, 1844) · unaccepted (subsequent combination)
Tarsaster neozelanicus Farquhar, 1895 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Koehler...)
Synonym according to Koehler (1920), Mortensen (1925)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asteracanthion polyplax Müller & Troschel, 1844) Müller, J.; Troschel , F. H. (1844). Beschreibung neuer Asteriden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 10(1), 178-185., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7088953#page/186/mode/1up
page(s): 178 [details]
page(s): 178 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Allostichaster polyplax (Müller & Troschel, 1844). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291590 on 2025-07-17
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(of Asteracanthion polyplax Müller & Troschel, 1844) Müller, J.; Troschel , F. H. (1844). Beschreibung neuer Asteriden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 10(1), 178-185., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7088953#page/186/mode/1up
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Tarsaster neozelanicus Farquhar, 1895) Farquhar, H. (1895). XX-Notes on New Zealand Echinoderms. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 20: 194-209, available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_27/rsnz_27_00_001900.pdf
page(s): 207 [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]
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Tarsaster neozelanicus Farquhar, 1895) Farquhar, H. (1895). XX-Notes on New Zealand Echinoderms. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 20: 194-209, available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_27/rsnz_27_00_001900.pdf
page(s): 207 [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
