WoRMS taxon details
Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) Örsted & Lütken in Lütken, 1856
242546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242546)
accepted
Subgenus
Asteroporpa Örsted & Lütken in Lütken, 1856 · alternative representation
Astroporpa Lyman, 1875 · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Species Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) annulata Örsted & Lütken in Lütken, 1856
- Species Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) australiensis Clark, 1909
- Species Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) hadracantha H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) lindneri A.H. Clark, 1948
- Species Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) pulchra H.L. Clark, 1915
- Species Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) affinis Lütken, 1859 accepted as Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) annulata Örsted & Lütken in Lütken, 1856 (synonymized by H.L. Clark (1915))
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) Örsted & Lütken in Lütken, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242546 on 2025-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Asteroporpa Örsted & Lütken in Lütken, 1856) Lütken, C. F. (1856). Bidrag til kundskab om Slangestjernerne. II. Oversigt over de vestindiske Ophiurer. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Förening i Kjøbenhavn 1856.</em> 7, 1-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35632947 [details]
