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Aphelasterias japonica (Bell, 1881)

378819  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378819)

accepted
Species
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] 
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Aphelasterias japonica (Bell, 1881). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378819 on 2026-01-18
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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] 

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. [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  PDF available
 
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Japanese エゾヒトデ  [details]
Russian Афеластерия японская  [details]
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