World Register of Deep-Sea species - Lysasterias Fisher, 1908

Deep-Sea taxon details

Lysasterias Fisher, 1908

AphiaID

172532 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172532)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Lysasterias perrieri (Studer, 1885) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (9)

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Species Lysasterias adeliae (Koehler, 1920)
Species Lysasterias belgicae (Ludwig, 1903)
Species Lysasterias chirophora (Ludwig, 1903)
Species Lysasterias digitata A.M. Clark, 1962
Species Lysasterias hemiora Fisher, 1940
Species Lysasterias heteractis Fisher, 1940
Species Lysasterias joffrei (Koehler, 1920)
Species Lysasterias lactea (Ludwig, 1903)
Species Lysasterias perrieri (Studer, 1885)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1908). Necessary changes in the nomenclature of starfishes. Smithsonian Miscellaneous collections (Quaterly). 52: 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8812483
page(s): 88 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Lysasterias Fisher, 1908. 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=172532 on 2026-09-10

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Lysasterias Fisher, 1908. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172532 on 2026-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-12 13:53:46Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-22 06:50:38Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2008-06-11 12:57:51Z

checked

Danis, Bruno

2008-12-29 02:59:07Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-03 16:39:53Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Fisher, W.K. (1908). Necessary changes in the nomenclature of starfishes. Smithsonian Miscellaneous collections (Quaterly). 52: 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8812483
page(s): 88 [details]

basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]