WoRMS taxon details
Nearchaster Fisher, 1911
Saraster A.H. Clark, 1916 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1981).)
Subgenus Nearchaster (Myaster) Döderlein, 1921
Subgenus Nearchaster (Nearchaster) Fisher, 1911
Subgenus Nearchaster (Nearchaster) Fisher, 1911
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) aciculosus (Fisher, 1910)
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) musorstomi Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) pedicellaris (Fisher, 1910)
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) variabilis (Fisher, 1910)
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) yodomiensis (Goto, 1914)
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) geminus Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Nearchaster (Nearchaster) variabilis geminus Djakonov, 1950
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) vagans Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Nearchaster (Nearchaster) pedicellaris vagans Djakonov, 1950
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) musorstomi Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) pedicellaris (Fisher, 1910)
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) variabilis (Fisher, 1910)
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) yodomiensis (Goto, 1914)
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) geminus Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Nearchaster (Nearchaster) variabilis geminus Djakonov, 1950
» Species Nearchaster (Nearchaster) vagans Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Nearchaster (Nearchaster) pedicellaris vagans Djakonov, 1950
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fisher, W.K. (1911). Two new genera of starfishes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 8th series, v. 7: 89-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15814793
page(s): 91 [details]
page(s): 91 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Nearchaster Fisher, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370821 on 2021-01-27
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original description
Fisher, W.K. (1911). Two new genera of starfishes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 8th series, v. 7: 89-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15814793
page(s): 91 [details]
original description (of Saraster A.H. Clark, 1916) Clark, A. H. (1916). Six new starfishes from the Gulf of California and adjacent waters. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 29: 51-62., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336447
page(s): 54 [details]
page(s): 91 [details]
original description (of Saraster A.H. Clark, 1916) Clark, A. H. (1916). Six new starfishes from the Gulf of California and adjacent waters. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 29: 51-62., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336447
page(s): 54 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
