WoRMS taxon details

Acanthasteridae

196202  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196202)

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  1. Genus Acanthaster Gervais, 1841
  2. Genus Echinities Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Acanthaster Gervais, 1841 (A junior homonym of Echinites Gesner 1758; Leske 1778 (Echiniodea) according to Sladen (1889))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Acanthasteridae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196202 on 2024-03-19
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2005-12-30 14:07:12Z
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2008-01-19 09:31:50Z
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original description  (of Acanthasterinae Sladen, 1889) 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 [details]   

additional source Blake, D.B. (1979). The affinities and origins of the crown-of-thorns sea star <i>Acanthaster</i> Gervais. Journal of Natural History 13: 303-314. [details]   
LanguageName 
English crown of Thorns starfish  [details]
Japanese オニヒトデ科  [details]