Peruvian Register of Marine Species
Asteroidea taxon details
Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836
123314 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123314)
accepted
Genus
Asterias ophidiana Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophidiaster ophidianus (Lamarck, 1816) (type by monotypy)
Chione Gistel, 1848 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1919))
Drachmaster Downey, 1970 · unaccepted (synonym)
Linckia franciscus Nardo, 1834 · uncertain > nomen dubium
- Species Ophidiaster agassizi Perrier, 1881
- Species Ophidiaster alexandri Verrill, 1915
- Species Ophidiaster armatus Koehler, 1910
- Species Ophidiaster bayeri A.H. Clark, 1948
- Species Ophidiaster bullisi (Downey, 1970)
- Species Ophidiaster colossus Mah, 2021
- Species Ophidiaster confertus H.L. Clark, 1916
- Species Ophidiaster cribrarius Lütken, 1871
- Species Ophidiaster davidsoni deLoriol & Pellat, 1874 †
- Species Ophidiaster duncani de Loriol, 1885
- Species Ophidiaster granifer Lütken, 1871
- Species Ophidiaster guildingi Gray, 1840
- Species Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889
- Species Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Species Ophidiaster kermadecensis Benham, 1911
- Species Ophidiaster lorioli Fisher, 1906
- Species Ophidiaster ludwigi deLoriol, 1900
- Species Ophidiaster macknighti H.E.S. Clark, 1962
- Species Ophidiaster multispinus Liao & A.M. Clark, 1996
- Species Ophidiaster ophidianus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Ophidiaster perplexus A.H. Clark, 1954
- Species Ophidiaster perrieri de Loriol, 1885
- Species Ophidiaster reyssi Sibuet, 1977
- Species Ophidiaster rhabdotus Fisher, 1906
- Subgenus Ophidiaster (Hacelia) Gray, 1840 accepted as Hacelia Gray, 1840 (synonym)
- Species Ophidiaster (Hacelia) attenuatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840 (synonym)
- Subgenus Ophidiaster (Leiaster) Peters, 1852 accepted as Leiaster Peters, 1852 (raised to full genus by von Martens (1866) and Fisher (1919))
- Subgenus Ophidiaster (Pharia) (Gray, 1840) accepted as Pharia Gray, 1840 (Raised to genus by Sladen (1889))
- Species Ophidiaster (Pharia) pyramidatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Pharia pyramidata (Gray, 1840)
- Species Ophidiaster aequalis Dujardin & Hupe, 1862 accepted as Mediaster aequalis Stimpson, 1857
- Species Ophidiaster asperulus Lutken, 1871 accepted as Dactylosaster cylindricus (Lamarck, 1816) (A synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster astridae Engel, 1938 accepted as Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889 (Synonym)
- Species Ophidiaster aurantius Gray, 1840 accepted as Ophidiaster ophidianus (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym according to Muller and Troschel (1842))
- Species Ophidiaster campbelli Perrier in Filhol, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Ophidiaster canariensis Greeff, 1872 accepted as Ophidiaster ophidianus (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
- Species Ophidiaster clathratus Grube, 1865 accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster columbiae Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Cistina columbiae Gray, 1840
- Species Ophidiaster crassa (Gray, 1840) accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster cylindricus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Dactylosaster cylindricus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Ophidiaster davidsoni Wright, 1870 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum by lack of definition, description, or indication)
- Species Ophidiaster diplax Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Fisher (1919))
- Species Ophidiaster dubiosus Fisher, 1919 accepted as Tamaria dubiosa (Koehler, 1910)
- Species Ophidiaster easterensis Ziesenhenne, 1963 accepted as Ophidiaster agassizi Perrier, 1881 (synonym according to Mah, 2021)
- Species Ophidiaster echinulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster ehrenbergi Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster flaccidus Lutken, 1859 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster floridae Perrier, 1881 accepted as Tamaria floridae (Perrier, 1881)
- Species Ophidiaster fuscus (Gray, 1840) accepted as Tamaria fusca Gray, 1840
- Species Ophidiaster germani Perrier, 1875 accepted as Ophidiaster cribrarius Lütken, 1871 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster hirsutus Koehler, 1910 accepted as Tamaria hirsuta (Koehler, 1910) accepted as Tamaria megaloplax (Bell, 1884)
- Species Ophidiaster inarmata Koehler, 1895 accepted as Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889 (a variety of O. helicostichus)
- Species Ophidiaster irregularis Perrier, 1869 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840
- Species Ophidiaster laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ophidiaster leachi Gray, 1840 accepted as Leiaster leachi (Gray, 1840)
- Species Ophidiaster lessonae Gasco, 1876 accepted as Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
- Species Ophidiaster linearis Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 accepted as Metrodira dubia (Synonym according to H.L)
- Species Ophidiaster lioderma H.L. Clark, 1921 accepted as Ophidiaster duncani de Loriol, 1885 (Synonym accoridng to Jangoux (1985))
- Species Ophidiaster lymani (A.H. Clark, 1948) accepted as Ophidiaster guildingi Gray, 1840
- Species Ophidiaster marmoratus Michelin, 1844 accepted as Tamaria marmorata (Michelin, 1844)
- Species Ophidiaster miliaris Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster multiforis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Linckia multifora (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Ophidiaster ornatus Koehler, 1910 accepted as Tamaria ornata (Koehler, 1910)
- Species Ophidiaster ornithopus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (synonym according to Sladen (1889))
- Species Ophidiaster pacifica (Gray, 1840) accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster pinguis H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Ophidiaster alexandri Verrill, 1915 (Synonym according to Downey in Miller (1984))
- Species Ophidiaster porosissimus Lutken, 1859 accepted as Pharia pyramidata (Gray, 1840) (synonym according to Sladen (1889))
- Species Ophidiaster propinquus Livingstone, 1932 accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Rowe & Pawson (1977))
- Species Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym)
- Species Ophidiaster pusillus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Tamaria pusilla (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
- Species Ophidiaster pustulatus (von Martens, 1866) accepted as Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to Doderlein (1926) and A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971))
- Species Ophidiaster pyramidatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Ophidiaster (Pharia) pyramidatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Pharia pyramidata (Gray, 1840)
- Species Ophidiaster robillardi de Loriol, 1885 accepted as Ophidiaster cribrarius Lütken, 1871
- Species Ophidiaster schismochilus H.L. Clark, 1922 accepted as Copidaster schismochilus (H.L. Clark, 1922)
- Species Ophidiaster sclerodermus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Tamaria scleroderma (Fisher, 1906)
- Species Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Probable synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971))
- Species Ophidiaster superba (H.L. Clark, 1921) accepted as Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840
- Species Ophidiaster suturalis Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Phataria unifascialis (Gray, 1840) (synonym according to Verrill (1870))
- Species Ophidiaster tenellus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Tamaria tenella (Fisher, 1906)
- Species Ophidiaster triseriatus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Tamaria triseriata (Fisher, 1906)
- Species Ophidiaster trychnus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Ophidiaster granifer Lütken, 1871 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster tuberculatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Nardoa tuberculata Gray, 1840
- Species Ophidiaster tuberifer Sladen, 1889 accepted as Tamaria tubifera (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Tamaria megaloplax (Bell, 1884)
- Species Ophidiaster tumescens Koehler, 1910 accepted as Tamaria tumescens (Koehler, 1910)
- Species Ophidiaster vestitus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Echinaster vestitus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840)
- Species Ophidiaster watsoni Livingstone, 1936 accepted as Gomophia watsoni (Livingstone, 1936)
- Species Ophidiaster arenatus (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > nomen dubium, Unidentifiable according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster attenuatus Perrier, 1869 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Ophidiaster bicolor (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > nomen dubium, Unidentifiable according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Ophidiaster chinensis Perrier, 1875 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
page(s): 191 [details]
page(s): 191 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123314 on 2024-09-02
original description
Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Drachmaster Downey, 1970) Downey, M.E. (1970). <i>Drachmaster bullisi</i> new genus and species of Ophidiasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)with a key to the Caribbean species of the family Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(6):77-82 [details]
original description (of Chione Gistel, 1848) Gistel, Johannes [Nepomuk Franz Xaver]. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs: für höhere Schulen. 1-216, i-xvi, pls. 1-32. Stuttgart. Scheitlin & Krais., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175526
page(s): 176 [details]
original description (of Linckia franciscus Nardo, 1834) Nardo, J.D. (1834). De Asteriis. <em>Isis von Oken.</em> 1834: 716-717., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27510121
page(s): 717 [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 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 Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Drachmaster Downey, 1970) Downey, M.E. (1970). <i>Drachmaster bullisi</i> new genus and species of Ophidiasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)with a key to the Caribbean species of the family Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(6):77-82 [details]
original description (of Chione Gistel, 1848) Gistel, Johannes [Nepomuk Franz Xaver]. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs: für höhere Schulen. 1-216, i-xvi, pls. 1-32. Stuttgart. Scheitlin & Krais., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175526
page(s): 176 [details]
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original description (of Linckia franciscus Nardo, 1834) Nardo, J.D. (1834). De Asteriis. <em>Isis von Oken.</em> 1834: 716-717., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27510121
page(s): 717 [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 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 Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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