WoRMS taxon details
Cheiraster (Cheiraster) otagoensis McKnight, 1973
380785 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380785)
accepted
Species
Cheiraster (Cheiraster) Studer, 1883 represented as Cheiraster Studer, 1883
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McKnight, D.G. (1973). Additions to the asteroid fauna of New Zealand: families Benthopectinidae, Odontasteridae, Asteriidae and Brisingidae; with notes on Porcellanaster caeruleus Wyville Thomson (Family Porcellanasteridae). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Records. 1(16): 220-240.
, available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=255361
page(s): 220 [details]
page(s): 220 [details]
Holotype NIWA 580
Holotype NIWA 580 [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Cheiraster (Cheiraster) otagoensis McKnight, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380785 on 2025-04-18
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Nomenclature
original description
McKnight, D.G. (1973). Additions to the asteroid fauna of New Zealand: families Benthopectinidae, Odontasteridae, Asteriidae and Brisingidae; with notes on Porcellanaster caeruleus Wyville Thomson (Family Porcellanasteridae). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Records. 1(16): 220-240.
, available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=255361
page(s): 220 [details]
page(s): 220 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
McKnight, D.G. (1973). Additions to the asteroid fauna of New Zealand: families Benthopectinidae, Odontasteridae, Asteriidae and Brisingidae; with notes on Porcellanaster caeruleus Wyville Thomson (Family Porcellanasteridae). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Records. 1(16): 220-240.
, available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=255361 [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]
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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NIWA 580 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
