WoRMS taxon details
Pseudarchaster discus Sladen, 1889
149872 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149872)
accepted
Species
Astrogonium discus (Sladen, 1889) · unaccepted
Astrogonium patagonicum Perrier, 1891 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Pseudarchaster patagonicus (Perrier, 1891) · unaccepted (Syonym according to Fisher (1940))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 110 [details]
page(s): 110 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pseudarchaster discus Sladen, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149872 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 110 [details]
original description (of Astrogonium patagonicum Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Echinoderma I. Stellérides. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn, 1882-83. 6.Zoologie (3), Paris. 1-198 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34621706
page(s): K.125 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
page(s): 110 [details]
original description (of Astrogonium patagonicum Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Echinoderma I. Stellérides. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn, 1882-83. 6.Zoologie (3), Paris. 1-198 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34621706
page(s): K.125 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source 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]
additional source 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pseudarchaster patagonicus (Perrier, 1891))
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-77) (from synonym Astrogonium patagonicum Perrier, 1891)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudarchaster discus, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudarchaster discus, ventral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (17 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pseudarchaster patagonicus (Perrier, 1891))
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-77) (from synonym Astrogonium patagonicum Perrier, 1891)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudarchaster discus, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudarchaster discus, ventral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (17 records)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
