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Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842

212298  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212298)

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Species
Anthenea spinulosa (Gray, 1847) · unaccepted (A synonym according to Goto (1914))
Culcita acutispinosa Bell, 1883 · unaccepted (original combination)
Culcita grex Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (validity doubtful according to...)  
validity doubtful according to Doderlein, (1896)
Culcita pentangularis Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym of C. novaeguineae...)  
synonym of C. novaeguineae Mueller & Troschel, 1842 according to Sladen (1889)
Goniaster multiporum Hoffman in Rowe, 1974 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Rowe)
Goniaster sebae (de Blainville, 1830) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Goto (1914))
Goniodiscides sebae (Müller & Troschel, 1842) · unaccepted (A synonym according to Fisher (1919))
Goniodiscus sebae Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym according to Fisher (1919))
Hippasteria philippinensis Domantay & Roxas, 1938 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.H. Clark (1949))
Hosia spinulosa Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Koehler (1910))
Pentagonaster spinulosus (Gray, 1847) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Goto (1914))
Randasia spinulosa Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 38 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note New Guinea. Syntypes in Nationaal...  
From other sources
Type locality New Guinea. Syntypes in Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden (Netherlands) [formerly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie] No. 611 and 1300 (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Specie spelled as 'novae-guineae' in Clark (1954). [details]
Distribution Also distributed in Marshall Islands, Gilbert Islands, Tuamotus, Guam, Seleo Island, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954); bay of...  
Distribution Also distributed in Marshall Islands, Gilbert Islands, Tuamotus, Guam, Seleo Island, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954); bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. And Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995), Lakshadweep (India)(Sastry, 1991).
General distribution: tropical, east Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-30 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); from Lakshadweep (India) to Hawaiian Islands (Sastry, 1991).
Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212298 on 2024-04-18
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1999-09-02 20:23:25Z
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2000-09-26 07:19:20Z
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Garcia, Maria
2009-01-31 14:17:57Z
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original description Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 38 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Culcita pentangularis Gray, 1847) Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 74 [details]   

original description  (of Goniodiscus sebae Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 58 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Randasia granulata Gray, 1847) Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 75 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita grex Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 39 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Culcita pulverulenta Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869) Perrier, E. (1869). Recherche sur les pédicellaires et les ambulacres des astérides et des oursins. <em>Thèses présentées à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris pour obtenir le Grade de Docteur ès Sciences Naturelles Victor Masson et fils, Paris.</em> 5-188, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13976641
page(s): 68 [details]   

original description  (of Hosia spinulosa Gray, 1847) Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 78 [details]   

original description  (of Goniaster multiporum Hoffman in Rowe, 1974) Rowe, F. W. E. (1974). Catalogue of the Sladen Collection in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 6/3: 179-243., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1974.tb00722.x
page(s): 214 [details]   

original description  (of Hippasteria philippinensis Domantay & Roxas, 1938) Domantay, J.S. and Roxas, H. A. (1938). The Littoral Asteroidea of Port Galera Bay and adjacent waters. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 65(3): 203-237, 17 plates.
page(s): 209 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita novaeguineae var. typica Doderlein, 1896) Döderlein, L. (1896). Bericht uber die von Herrn Professor Semon bei Amboina und Thursday Island gesammelten Asteroidea. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 5: 301-326, plates 18-22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39292078
page(s): 315 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita novaeguineae f. novaeguineae Muller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 38 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Culcita novaeguineae var. acutispinosa Bell, 1883) Bell, F.J. (1883). Descriptions of two new species of Asteroidea in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5(12): 333-335., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16006701#page/347/mode/1up
page(s): 334 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita novaeguineae var. plana Hartlaub, 1892) Hartlaub, C. (1892). Uber die arten und den Skelettbau von <i>Culcita</i>. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 14: 65-118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9643081
page(s): 74, 84 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita plana Hartlaub, 1892) Hartlaub, C. (1892). Uber die arten und den Skelettbau von <i>Culcita</i>. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 14: 65-118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9643081
page(s): 74, 84 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita novaeguineae var. arenosa Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869) Perrier, E. (1869). Recherche sur les pédicellaires et les ambulacres des astérides et des oursins. <em>Thèses présentées à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris pour obtenir le Grade de Docteur ès Sciences Naturelles Victor Masson et fils, Paris.</em> 5-188, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13976641
page(s): 66 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita arenosa Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869) Perrier, E. (1869). Recherche sur les pédicellaires et les ambulacres des astérides et des oursins. <em>Thèses présentées à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris pour obtenir le Grade de Docteur ès Sciences Naturelles Victor Masson et fils, Paris.</em> 5-188, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13976641
page(s): 66 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita novaeguineae f. nesiotis Fisher, 1925) Fisher, W.K. (1925). Sea stars of Tropical Central Pacific. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 27: 63-87. [details]   

original description  (of Randasia spinulosa Gray, 1847) Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 75 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita acutispinosa Bell, 1883) Bell, F.J. (1883). Descriptions of two new species of Asteroidea in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5(12): 333-335., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16006701#page/347/mode/1up
page(s): 334 [details]   

original description  (of Culcita novaeguineae var. leopoldi Engel, 1938) Engel, H. (1938). Resultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Neerlandaises de le Prince et la Princesse Leopold de Belgique. Asteries et Ophiures. <em>Memoires du Musee Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> vol. III, fasc. 18: 1-31,4 plates.
page(s): 10 [details]   

context source (HKRMS) Wai, T. C., Ng, W. C., Leung, K. M. Y. & Williams, G. A. (2011). Stock and ecological status of echinoderms in Hong Kong: evaluation of effectiveness of marine protected areas using sea urchins as model organism. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]   

basis of record Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Distribution Also distributed in Marshall Islands, Gilbert Islands, Tuamotus, Guam, Seleo Island, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954); bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. And Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995), Lakshadweep (India)(Sastry, 1991).
General distribution: tropical, east Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-30 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); from Lakshadweep (India) to Hawaiian Islands (Sastry, 1991).
Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Type locality New Guinea. Syntypes in Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden (Netherlands) [formerly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie] No. 611 and 1300 (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Specie spelled as 'novae-guineae' in Clark (1954). [details]
LanguageName 
English cushion star  [details]
Japanese マンジュウヒトデ  [details]