The World Asteroidea Database - Rosaster bipunctus (Sladen, 1889)

Asteroidea taxon details

Rosaster bipunctus (Sladen, 1889)

AphiaID

368935 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368935)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Rosaster Perrier, 1894

Original name

Nymphaster bipunctus Sladen, 1889

Synonymised names

Nereidaster bipunctus (Sladen, 1889) · unaccepted

Nymphaster bipunctus Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Nymphaster bipunctus 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
page(s): 301 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Rosaster bipunctus (Sladen, 1889). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368935 on 2026-01-20

Taxonomic edit history

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2008-10-24 13:48:31Z

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Mah, Christopher

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original description (of Nymphaster bipunctus 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
page(s): 301 [details]

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