Deep-Sea taxon details
Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
Psilasteropsis Fisher, 1906 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Koehler (1909))
- Species Persephonaster cingulatus (Fisher, 1906)
- Species Persephonaster echinulatus H.L. Clark, 1941
- Species Persephonaster facetus (Koehler, 1907)
- Species Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)
- Species Persephonaster habrogenys Fisher, 1913
- Species Persephonaster leptactis H.L. Clark, 1941
- Species Persephonaster monostoechus Fisher, 1913
- Species Persephonaster oediplax Fisher, 1913
- Species Persephonaster patagiatus (Sladen, 1889)
- Species Persephonaster rhodopeplus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
- Species Persephonaster sewelli Macan, 1938
- Species Persephonaster sphenoplax (Bell, 1892)
- Species Persephonaster suluensis Fisher, 1913
- Species Persephonaster multicinctus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Persephonaster cingulatus multicinctus Fisher, 1913 (Subspecies according to Jangoux (1981))
- Species Persephonaster neozelanicus Mortensen, 1925 accepted as Proserpinaster neozelanicus (Mortensen, 1925)
- Species Persephonaster penicillatus Fisher, 1905 accepted as Thrissacanthias penicillatus (Fisher, 1905)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. (1891). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer 'Investigator', Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. Series II, No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890-1891. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (series 6) 8 (43): 16-34, pl. 7-8; 8 (44): 119-138; 8 (46): 268-286; 8 (47): 353-362; 8 (48): 427-452, pl. 17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244692 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123252 on 2026-01-23
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123252 on 2026-01-23
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Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. (1891). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer 'Investigator', Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. Series II, No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890-1891. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (series 6) 8 (43): 16-34, pl. 7-8; 8 (44): 119-138; 8 (46): 268-286; 8 (47): 353-362; 8 (48): 427-452, pl. 17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244692 [details]
original description (of Psilasteropsis Fisher, 1906) Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1023 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (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]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fisher, W.K. (1919). Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 3(100): 1-547. 156 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7666959 [details]
original description (of Psilasteropsis Fisher, 1906) Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1023 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (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]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fisher, W.K. (1919). Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 3(100): 1-547. 156 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7666959 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark Type species: Persephonaster croceus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 by subsequent designation by Fisher (1905). [details]
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| Japanese | モミジモドキ属 | [details] |
