WoRMS taxon details
Asterinidae Gray, 1840
Anseropodidae Fisher, 1906 · unaccepted
Palmepedinae Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted
- Genus Ailsastra O'Loughlin & Rowe, 2005
- Genus Anseropoda Nardo, 1834
- Subfamily Anseropodinae Fisher, 1906
- Genus Aquilonastra O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004
- Genus Asterina Nardo, 1834
- Genus Asterinides Verrill, 1913
- Subfamily Asterininae Gray, 1840
- Genus Callopatiria Verrill, 1913
- Genus Cryptasterina Dartnall, Byrne, Collins & Hart, 2003
- Genus Disasterina Perrier, 1875
- Subfamily Ganeriinae Sladen, 1889
- Genus Aleutiaster A.H. Clark, 1939
- Genus Cuenotaster Thiéry in Koehler, 1920
- Genus Cycethra Bell, 1881
- Genus Ganeria Gray, 1847
- Genus Perknaster Sladen, 1889
- Genus Scotiaster Koehler, 1907
- Genus Vemaster Bernasconi, 1965
- Genus Cribellopsis Koehler, 1917 accepted as Perknaster Sladen, 1889 (A synonym according to Fisher (1940))
- Genus Cribraster Perrier, 1891 accepted as Perknaster Sladen, 1889 (A synonym according to Fisher (1940))
- Genus Lebrunaster Perrier, 1891 accepted as Cycethra Bell, 1881 (Synonym accoridng to Fisher (1940))
- Subfamily Hyalinothricinae Fisher, 1911
- Genus Hyalinothrix Fisher, 1911
- Genus Seriaster Jangoux, 1984
- Genus Tarachaster Fisher, 1913
- Genus Indianastra O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004
- Subfamily Kampylasterinae Mah, 2023
- Genus Astrotholus Mah, 2023
- Genus Kampylaster Koehler, 1920
- Genus Limnasterias Setiadi, 2019
- Genus Meridiastra O'Loughlin, 2002
- Genus Nepanthia Gray, 1840
- Genus Paranepanthia Fisher, 1917
- Genus Parvulastra O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004
- Genus Patiria Gray, 1840
- Genus Patiriella Verrill, 1913
- Genus Pseudasterina Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
- Genus Pseudonepanthia A.H. Clark, 1916
- Genus Pseudopatiria O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004
- Genus Stegnaster Sladen, 1889
- Genus Tegulaster Livingstone, 1933
- Subfamily Tremasterinae Sladen, 1889
- Genus Tremaster Verrill, 1879
- Genus Allopatiria Verrill, 1913 accepted as Asterina Nardo, 1834 (Synonym according to O'Loughlin & Waters (2004))
- Genus Asteriscus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Anseropoda Nardo, 1834 (Composite of Anseropoda and Asterina but see note for full explanation of synonymy)
- Genus Carna Gistel, 1848 accepted as Anseropoda Nardo, 1834 (synonym)
- Genus Ctenaster L. Agassiz, 1836 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Cited only as synonym of Asterina)
- Genus Enoplopatiria Verrill, 1913 accepted as Patiria Gray, 1840
- Genus Habroporina H.L. Clark, 1921 accepted as Disasterina Perrier, 1875 (Synonym according to Livingstone (1933))
- Genus Manasterina H.L. Clark, 1938 accepted as Disasterina Perrier, 1875 (Synonym according to O'Loughlin & Waters (2004))
- Subfamily Palmepedinae Sladen, 1889 accepted as Anseropodidae Fisher, 1906 accepted as Asterinidae Gray, 1840
- Genus Palmipes L. Agassiz, 1836 accepted as Anseropoda Nardo, 1834
- Genus Parasterina Fisher, 1908 accepted as Nepanthia Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Rowe and Marsh (1982), confirms Fisher (1941))
- Genus Paxillasterina A.M. Clark, 1983 accepted as Asterinides Verrill, 1913
- Genus Asterinopsis Verrill, 1913 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Type species is lost/not described)
- Genus Desmopatiria Verrill, 1913 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Genus Socomia Gray, 1840 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 288 [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
WoRMS (2024). Asterinidae Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123133 on 2024-11-10
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original description
Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 288 [details]
original description (of Anseropodidae Fisher, 1906) Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1087 [details]
original description (of Palmepedinae Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): xxxiv, 394 [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 O'Loughlin, P.M. and J.M. Waters. (2004). A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61(1): 1-40., available online at http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/3957/61_1_Loughlin.pdf [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]
status source Mah, C.; Foltz, D. (2011). Molecular phylogeny of the Valvatacea (Asteroidea: Echinodermata). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(4): 769-788., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00659.x/full [details]
status source Mah, C. L.; Fujita, T. (2020). New species and occurrence records of Japanese Solasteridae and Ganeriidae including a new species of <i>Paralophaster</i> from the North Pacific with an overview of <em>Hyalinothrix</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4750(1): 67-100., available online at https://mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4750.1.4 [details]
identification resource O'Loughlin, P.M. and J.M. Waters. (2004). A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61(1): 1-40., available online at http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/3957/61_1_Loughlin.pdf [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
original description (of Anseropodidae Fisher, 1906) Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1087 [details]
original description (of Palmepedinae Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): xxxiv, 394 [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 O'Loughlin, P.M. and J.M. Waters. (2004). A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61(1): 1-40., available online at http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/3957/61_1_Loughlin.pdf [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]
status source Mah, C.; Foltz, D. (2011). Molecular phylogeny of the Valvatacea (Asteroidea: Echinodermata). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(4): 769-788., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00659.x/full [details]
status source Mah, C. L.; Fujita, T. (2020). New species and occurrence records of Japanese Solasteridae and Ganeriidae including a new species of <i>Paralophaster</i> from the North Pacific with an overview of <em>Hyalinothrix</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4750(1): 67-100., available online at https://mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4750.1.4 [details]
identification resource O'Loughlin, P.M. and J.M. Waters. (2004). A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61(1): 1-40., available online at http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/3957/61_1_Loughlin.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
