World Register of Deep-Sea species - Ampheraster distichopus (Fisher, 1917)

Deep-Sea taxon details

Ampheraster distichopus (Fisher, 1917)

AphiaID

255103 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:255103)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Ampheraster Fisher, 1923

Original name

Tarsaster distichopus Fisher, 1917

Synonymised names

Tarsaster distichopus Fisher, 1917 · unaccepted (original combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Tarsaster distichopus Fisher, 1917) Fisher, W.K. (1917). New starfishes from the Philippines and Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 30: 89-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334970
page(s): 92 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Ampheraster distichopus (Fisher, 1917). 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=255103 on 2026-09-16

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ampheraster distichopus (Fisher, 1917). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=255103 on 2026-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-12-30 03:30:36Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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original description (of Tarsaster distichopus Fisher, 1917) Fisher, W.K. (1917). New starfishes from the Philippines and Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 30: 89-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334970
page(s): 92 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 37031) (from synonym Tarsaster distichopus Fisher, 1917)