original description
Smith, E.A. (1879). Echinodermata. (Collections from Kerguelen Island). <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 168: 270-281., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23850585#page/286/mode/1up
page(s): 271, 277 [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]
additional source
Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy This name was emended from Leptychaster Smith, 1876, with type species L. kerguelenensis Smith 1876, but emendment was unjustified so essentially a synonym of Leptychaster according to Fisher (1911). [details]