WoRMS taxon details
Aphelasterias japonica (Bell, 1881)
378819 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378819)
accepted
Species
Asterias japonica Stimpson in Bell, 1881 · unaccepted
Asterias torquata Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym according to Hayashi (1938))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias japonica Stimpson in Bell, 1881) Bell, F.J. (1881). 1. Contributions to the Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea. I The species of the genus <i>Asterias</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Journal of London.</em> 492-515., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759679#page/614/mode/1up
page(s): 515; note: This is apparently a manuscript name with no description as indicated by Bell (1881). Noted only from tags at various museums. [details]
page(s): 515; note: This is apparently a manuscript name with no description as indicated by Bell (1881). Noted only from tags at various museums. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Aphelasterias japonica (Bell, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378819 on 2026-02-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Asterias japonica Stimpson in Bell, 1881) Bell, F.J. (1881). 1. Contributions to the Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea. I The species of the genus <i>Asterias</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Journal of London.</em> 492-515., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759679#page/614/mode/1up
page(s): 515; note: This is apparently a manuscript name with no description as indicated by Bell (1881). Noted only from tags at various museums. [details]
original description (of Asterias torquata 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 [details]
page(s): 515; note: This is apparently a manuscript name with no description as indicated by Bell (1881). Noted only from tags at various museums. [details]
original description (of Asterias torquata 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 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Morton, B. & Morton, J. (1983). <i>The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong</i>. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. 350 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004630673 [details]
additional source Imaoka, T., Irimura, S., Okutani, T., Oguro, C., Shigei, M. & Horikawa, H. (1990). <em>Echinoderms from the Continental Shelf and Slope around Japan. Vol. I. The Intensive Research of Unexploited Fishery Resources on Continental Slopes.</em> Tokyo: Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association. 1-159. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Imaoka, T., Irimura, S., Okutani, T., Oguro, C., Shigei, M. & Horikawa, H. (1990). <em>Echinoderms from the Continental Shelf and Slope around Japan. Vol. I. The Intensive Research of Unexploited Fishery Resources on Continental Slopes.</em> Tokyo: Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association. 1-159. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Asterias japonica Stimpson in Bell, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Asterias torquata Sladen, 1889)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aphelasterias japonica)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 16978 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (4 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Asterias japonica Stimpson in Bell, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Asterias torquata Sladen, 1889)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aphelasterias japonica)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 16978 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (4 records)
