The World Asteroidea Database - Alternaster Döderlein, 1920

WoRMS name details

Alternaster Döderlein, 1920

Luidia alternata

AphiaID

368172 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368172)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym (formerly subgenus of Luidia))

Accepted Name

Luidia Forbes, 1839

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Asterias alternata Say, 1825 accepted as Luidia alternata (Say, 1825)

Parent

Luidiidae Sladen, 1889

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Doderlein, L. (1920). die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 2. Die Gattung Luidia und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga Expedition 46: 193-291., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718062 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Alternaster Döderlein, 1920. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368172 on 2024-05-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-10-13 03:21:31Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2009-01-11 02:15:40Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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original description Doderlein, L. (1920). die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 2. Die Gattung Luidia und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga Expedition 46: 193-291., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718062 [details]

basis of record Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]

From editor or global species database

Synonymy Raised to genus by Fell (1963) but not adopted by subsequent workers. Not accepted even as subgenus. [details]

From editor or global species database

Luidia alternata

Image from typetaxon