Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Lethasterias Fisher, 1923

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WoRMS taxon details

Lethasterias Fisher, 1923

AphiaID

178798 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178798)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (4)

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Species Lethasterias acutispina Hayashi, 1973
Species Lethasterias australis Fisher, 1940
Species Lethasterias fusca Djakonov, 1931
Species Lethasterias nanimensis (Verrill, 1914)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1923).A preliminary synopsis of the Asteriidae, a family of sea-stars. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12(9): 247-258
page(s): 258 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Lethasterias Fisher, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178798 on 2024-11-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-08-05 07:22:50Z

created

Aracina, Claudia

2008-10-25 16:34:18Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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original description Fisher, W.K. (1923).A preliminary synopsis of the Asteriidae, a family of sea-stars. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12(9): 247-258
page(s): 258 [details]

basis of record Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethasterias)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (7 traits)
To ITIS