World Register of Deep-Sea species - Distolasterias Perrier, 1896

Deep-Sea taxon details

Distolasterias Perrier, 1896

AphiaID

146046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146046)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (2)

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Species Distolasterias robusta (Ludwig, 1905)
Species Distolasterias stichantha (Sladen, 1889)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Perrier, E. (1896). Contribution a l'etude des stellerides de l'Atlantique Norde (Gofe de Gascogne, Acores, Terre-Neuve). Resultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince de Monaco. fasc. 11: viii, 57 pages, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7337675
page(s): 34 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Distolasterias Perrier, 1896. 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=146046 on 2026-10-11

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Distolasterias Perrier, 1896. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146046 on 2026-10-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-12-28 03:06:27Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Perrier, E. (1896). Contribution a l'etude des stellerides de l'Atlantique Norde (Gofe de Gascogne, Acores, Terre-Neuve). Resultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince de Monaco. fasc. 11: viii, 57 pages, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7337675
page(s): 34 [details]

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]

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Introduced: alien

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Language	Name
Japanese	ニッポンヒトデ属	[details]

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Distolasterias)
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