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Kogure, Y., Omori, A., Fujita, Y. (2023). Taxonomic status of the oreasterid sea star Bothriaster primigenius Döderlein, 1916 (Echinodermata, Asteroidea). Biogeography. 25: 13-18.
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Kogure, Y., Omori, A., Fujita, Y.
2023
Taxonomic status of the oreasterid sea star <i>Bothriaster primigenius</i> Döderlein, 1916 (Echinodermata, Asteroidea)
Biogeography
25: 13-18
Publication
One of the oreasterid sea stars, Bothriaster primigenius, is a rarely encountered species in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. The taxonomic position of this species, and more specifically, whether to recognize this sea star as a species, remains unresolved. To resolve the question, we assessed the specific validity of this sea star based on morphological observations and molecular phylogenetic analysis. The results revealed that this species is a young individual of another oreasterid sea star, Choriaster granulatus, and is placed as a junior synonym for the same.
Pacific, Tropical (E + W together or without specification)
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Bothriaster Döderlein, 1916 accepted as Choriaster Lutken, 1869 (source of synonymy)
Bothriaster primigenius Döderlein, 1916 accepted as Choriaster granulatus Lütken, 1869 (source of synonymy)
Bothriaster primigenius Döderlein, 1916 accepted as Choriaster granulatus Lütken, 1869 (source of synonymy)
