Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten californicus Fisher, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368460 on 2024-07-20
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
status sourceZulliger, D.E. and Lessios, H.A. (2010). Phylogenetic relationships in the genus <i>Astropecten</i> Gray (Paxillosida: Astropectinidae) on a global scale: molecular evidence for morphological convergence, species-complexes and possible cryptic speciation. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2504: 1-19., available online athttp://stri.si.edu/sites/publications/PDFs/STRI-W_Lessios_2010_with_Zulliger.pdf page(s): 15; note: Reinstates A. californicus contrary to synonymy by Doderlein. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Synonymy This species formerly synonymized by Doderlein (1917) and Jangoux (1985) but molecular data by Zulliger & Lessios indicates A. californicus is separate from South American A. verrilli. [details]