Deep-Sea taxon details
Hymenaster Wyville Thomson, 1873
- Species Hymenaster agassizi Verrill, 1899
- Species Hymenaster alcocki Koehler, 1909
- Species Hymenaster anomalus Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster bartschi Fisher, 1916
- Species Hymenaster blegvadi Madsen, 1956
- Species Hymenaster caelatus Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster coccinatus Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster cremnodes H.L. Clark, 1920
- Species Hymenaster crucifer Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster densus Koehler, 1908
- Species Hymenaster echinulatus Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster ecomari Dilman, 2013
- Species Hymenaster edax Koehler, 1907
- Species Hymenaster estcourti McKnight, 1973
- Species Hymenaster formosus Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster giboryi Perrier, 1894
- Species Hymenaster glaucus Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster gracilis Ludwig, 1905
- Species Hymenaster koehleri Fisher, 1910
- Species Hymenaster lamprus H.L. Clark, 1923
- Species Hymenaster latebrosus Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster modestus Verrill, 1885
- Species Hymenaster pellucidus Thomson, 1873
- Species Hymenaster pentagonalis Fisher, 1906
- Species Hymenaster pergamentaceus Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster platyacanthus Ludwig, 1905
- Species Hymenaster praecoquis Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster quadrispinosus Fisher, 1905
- Species Hymenaster regalis Verrill, 1895
- Species Hymenaster reticulatus Sibuet, 1976
- Species Hymenaster rex Perrier, 1885
- Species Hymenaster rhodopeplus Fisher, 1916
- Species Hymenaster roseus Koehler, 1907
- Species Hymenaster rotundus Dilman, 2013
- Species Hymenaster sacculatus Sladen, 1882
- Species Hymenaster tenuispinus Sibuet, 1976
- Species Hymenaster trias H.L. Clark, 1920
- Species Hymenaster violaceus Ludwig, 1905
- Species Hymenaster gennaeus H.L. Clark, 1923 accepted as Hymenaster rex Perrier, 1885 (Synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992))
- Species Hymenaster membranaceus Wyville Thomson, 1878 accepted as Hymenaster pellucidus Thomson, 1873 (synonym)
- Species Hymenaster perissonotus Fisher, 1910 accepted as Hymenaster pellucidus Thomson, 1873 (Synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992))
- Species Hymenaster purpureus Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Hymenaster quadrispinosus Fisher, 1905 (Probable synonym according to Fisher (1911).)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wyville Thomson, C. (1873). The depths of the sea. Macmillan, London, 527 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16330317
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Hymenaster Wyville Thomson, 1873. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123333 on 2026-05-20
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Hymenaster Wyville Thomson, 1873. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123333 on 2026-05-20
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Wyville Thomson, C. (1873). The depths of the sea. Macmillan, London, 527 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16330317
page(s): 120 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Remark The numerous nominal species of Hymenaster known only from the type material (especially of Sladen and Koehler) need reassessment in the light of the ranges of variation of better-known species. [details]Unreviewed
Remark Type species: Hymenaster pellucidus Thomson, 1973. [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hymenaster)
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 049284)
To ITIS
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