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Astropecten californicus Fisher, 1906

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fisher, W.K. (1906). Two new starfishes from Monterey Bay, California. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 30(10): 299-302., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30259001#page/313/mode/1up
page(s): 299 [details] 
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten californicus Fisher, 1906. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368460 on 2026-03-18
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original description Fisher, W.K. (1906). Two new starfishes from Monterey Bay, California. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 30(10): 299-302., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30259001#page/313/mode/1up
page(s): 299 [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

status source Zulliger, D.E. and Lessios, H.A. (2010). Phylogenetic relationships in the genus <i>Astropecten</i> Gray (Paxillosida: Astropectinidae) on a global scale: molecular evidence for morphological convergence, species-complexes and possible cryptic speciation. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2504: 1-19., available online at http://stri.si.edu/sites/publications/PDFs/STRI-W_Lessios_2010_with_Zulliger.pdf
page(s): 15; note: Reinstates A. californicus contrary to synonymy by Doderlein. [details] 
 
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Synonymy This species formerly synonymized by Doderlein (1917) and Jangoux (1985) but molecular data by Zulliger & Lessios indicates A. californicus is separate from South American A. verrilli. [details]
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