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Lophaster Verrill, 1878

AphiaID

123337 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123337)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Solaster furcifer Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Lophaster furcifer (Düben & Koren, 1846)

Parent

Solasteridae Viguier, 1878

Synonymised names

Sarkaster Ludwig, 1905 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))

Direct children (19)

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Species Lophaster abbreviatus Koehler, 1907
Species Lophaster asiaticus Hayashi, 1973
Species Lophaster cactorum Mah & Fujita, 2020
Species Lophaster furcifer (Düben & Koren, 1846)
Species Lophaster furcilliger Fisher, 1905
Species Lophaster gaini Koehler, 1912
Species Lophaster quadrispinus H.L. Clark, 1923
Species Lophaster stellans Sladen, 1889
Species Lophaster suluensis Fisher, 1913
Species Lophaster tenuis Koehler, 1920
Species Lophaster verrilli A.H. Clark, 1938
Species Lophaster antarcticus Koehler, 1912 accepted as Myoraster antarcticus (Koehler, 1912) accepted as Paralophaster antarcticus (Koehler, 1912)
Species Lophaster densus Fisher, 1940 accepted as Paralophaster densus (Fisher, 1940)
Species Lophaster levinseni Perrier, 1888 accepted as Lophaster stellans Sladen, 1889
Species Lophaster marionis Fisher, 1940 accepted as Lophaster stellans marionis Fisher, 1940 (subspecies according to A.M. Clark (1962))
Species Lophaster pentactis Perrier, 1891 accepted as Lophaster stellans Sladen, 1889 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Species Lophaster radians (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Leilaster radians (Perrier, 1881) (subsequent combination by Perrier 1884)
Species Lophaster validus (Ludwig, 1905) accepted as Lophaster furcilliger Fisher, 1905 (Synonym according to Djakonov (1950))
Species Lophaster vexator Fisher, 1910 accepted as Lophaster furcilliger Fisher, 1905

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A.E. (1878). Art. XX. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 1. American Journal of Science and Arts. Ser. 3, 16(91-96): 207-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841488
page(s): 214 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Lophaster Verrill, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123337 on 2026-01-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-01-19 09:31:50Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Verrill, A.E. (1878). Art. XX. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 1. American Journal of Science and Arts. Ser. 3, 16(91-96): 207-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841488
page(s): 214 [details]

original description (of Sarkaster Ludwig, 1905) Ludwig, H. (1905). Asteroidea. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. 32: vii-xii, 1-292+ plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28866803 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America. pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]

additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]