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Henricia oculata (Pennant, 1777)

123970  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123970)

accepted
Species
Asterias oculata Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cribrella sarsi Perrier, 1878 · unaccepted (NOMEN NUDUM, undescribed...)  
NOMEN NUDUM, undescribed according to Sladen (1889)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias oculata Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. London. i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 61 [details] 

(of Cribrella oculata (Pennant, 1777)) Perrier, E. (1875). Révision de la collection de stellérides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Paris, Reinwald. 384 p., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044107304818&view=1up&seq=338
page(s): 112 [details] 
Distribution The commonest species of Henricia around the British Isles, occuring from low intertidal to at least 50 m depth, on sotnes,...  
Distribution The commonest species of Henricia around the British Isles, occuring from low intertidal to at least 50 m depth, on sotnes, shells, and gravel around western and northern coasts of British Isles [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Henricia oculata (Pennant, 1777). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123970 on 2025-04-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of Asterias oculata Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. London. i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 61 [details] 

original description (of Cribrella oculata (Pennant, 1777)) Perrier, E. (1875). Révision de la collection de stellérides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Paris, Reinwald. 384 p., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044107304818&view=1up&seq=338
page(s): 112 [details] 

original description (of Cribrella sarsi Perrier, 1878) Perrier, E. (1878). Etude sur la repartition geographique des Asterides. Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 2(1): 1-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36857815
page(s): 13 [details] OpenAccess publication

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

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Madsen, F.J. (1987). The Henricia sanguinolenta complex (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) of the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters. A re-evaluation, with notes on related species. Steenstrupia 13(5): 201-268. [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] OpenAccess publication

additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
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 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Breeding Lecithotrophic, probaly planktonic larva. Spring [details]

Distribution The commonest species of Henricia around the British Isles, occuring from low intertidal to at least 50 m depth, on sotnes, shells, and gravel around western and northern coasts of British Isles [details]
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English Bloody Henry starfish  [details]
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