World Register of Deep-Sea species - Dictyaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891

Deep-Sea taxon details

Dictyaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891

AphiaID

369077 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:369077)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Echinasteridae Verrill, 1867

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

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
page(s): 438 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Dictyaster 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=369077 on 2026-02-03

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Dictyaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=369077 on 2026-02-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-10-26 01:48:08Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-04-19 03:28:15Z

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Mah, Christopher

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original description 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
page(s): 438 [details]

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