WoRMS taxon details
Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
123275 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123275)
accepted
Genus
Echinaster (Othilia) Gray, 1840 · alternative representation
Othilia Gray, 1840 · unaccepted (Subgenus of Echinaster Muller &...)
Subgenus of Echinaster Muller & Troschel, 1840
Rhopia Gray, 1840 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1919))
Thyraster Ives, 1890 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)
Verrillaster Downey, 1973 · unaccepted (synonym according to Tortonese &...)
synonym according to Tortonese & Downey (1977).
- Subgenus Echinaster (Echinaster) Müller & Troschel, 1840
- Species Echinaster arcystatus H.L. Clark, 1914
- Species Echinaster callosus Marenzeller, 1895
- Species Echinaster colemani Rowe & Albertson, 1987
- Species Echinaster cylindricus Meissner, 1892
- Species Echinaster echinatus Koehler, 1920
- Species Echinaster farquhari Benham, 1909
- Species Echinaster glomeratus H.L. Clark, 1916
- Species Echinaster lacunosus Grube, 1857
- Species Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840)
- Species Echinaster panamensis Leipoldt, 1895
- Species Echinaster parvispinus A.H. Clark, 1916
- Species Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840)
- Species Echinaster smithi Ludwig, 1903
- Species Echinaster stereosomus Fisher, 1913
- Species Echinaster superbus H.L. Clark, 1916
- Species Echinaster varicolor H.L. Clark, 1938
- Species Echinaster acanthodes H.L. Clark, 1916 accepted as Echinaster stereosomus Fisher, 1913 (Synonym according to Jangoux (1978).)
- Species Echinaster affinis Perrier, 1869 accepted as Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
- Species Echinaster clouei Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 accepted as Echinaster gracilis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym )
- Species Echinaster decanus Müller & Troschel, 1843 accepted as Plectaster decanus (Muller & Troschel, 1843)
- Species Echinaster diffidens Koehler, 1923 accepted as Henricia diffidens (Koehler, 1923)
- Species Echinaster echinulatus (Muller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
- Species Echinaster eridanella Muller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Species Echinaster eschrichti Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Henricia eschrichti (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (original combination)
- Species Echinaster fallax Muller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Cribrella fallax (Muller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
- Species Echinaster heteractis (H.L. Clark, 1909) accepted as Nepanthia belcheri (Perrier, 1875) (Synonym according to H.L. Clark (1938))
- Species Echinaster hirsuta Koehler, 1920 accepted as Rhopiella hirsuta (Koehler, 1920)
- Species Echinaster madseni A.M. Clark & Tortonese, 1986 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus madseni A.M. Clark & Tortonese, 1986
- Species Echinaster multipapillatus Hoffman in Rowe, 1974 accepted as Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840) (Nomen nudum/synonym according to Rowe (1974).)
- Species Echinaster oculatus Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym according to Madsen (1987))
- Species Echinaster ornatus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Henricia ornata (Perrier, 1869)
- Species Echinaster pterasteroides Koehler, 1920 accepted as Rhopiella pterasteroides (Koehler, 1920) accepted as Rhopiella hirsuta (Koehler, 1920) (Probable synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962).)
- Species Echinaster sagenus (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783) (Synonym as restricted by Tortonese & Madsen (1979))
- Species Echinaster sanguinolentus (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Echinaster sarsii Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Fisher (1911) and Madsen (1987))
- Species Echinaster scrobiculatus Danielssen & Koren, 1883 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
- Species Echinaster sladeni de Loriol, 1893 accepted as Cistina columbiae Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Clark and Rowe (1971))
- Species Echinaster smilax Koehler, 1920 accepted as Henricia smilax (Koehler, 1920)
- Species Echinaster solaris (Schreber, 1793) accepted as Acanthaster solaris (Schreber, 1793) accepted as Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym of Echinites, which is ultimately a synonym of Acanthaster)
- Species Echinaster spinulifer (E. A. Smith, 1876) accepted as Henricia spinulifera (E. A. Smith, 1876)
- Species Echinaster spinulifer Sladen, 1889 accepted as Rhopiella hirsuta kerguelenensis A.M. Clark, 1962 accepted as Rhopiella hirsuta (Koehler, 1920) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962))
- Species Echinaster vestitus (Perrier, 1869) accepted as Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
- Subgenus Echinaster (Othilia) Gray, 1840 represented as Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) aculeata (Gray, 1840)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) graminicola Campbell & Turner, 1984
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) guyanensis A.M. Clark, 1987
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) paucispinus A.M. Clark, 1987
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) sentus (Say, 1825)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) serpentarius Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) spinulosus Verrill, 1869
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) tenuispina Verrill, 1871
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) antonioensis deLoriol, 1904 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) crassispina Verrill, 1868 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym according to Verrill (1915))
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) densispinulosus Tommasi, 1970 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to de Avila Pires (1983).)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) doriae De Filippi, 1859 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Probable synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) lepidus de Loriol, 1904 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonymy according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) modestus Perrier, 1881 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) spinulosus Verrill, 1869 (Synonymy according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) nudus Tommasi, 1970 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonymy according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) spinosus Muller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) sentus (Say, 1825) ((at least part) Synonym according to Sladen (1889) and Verrill (1915).)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) tribulus De Filippi, 1859 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey (1992).)
- Species Echinaster (Othilia) robustus Verrill, 1914 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Echinaster modestus Perrier, 1881 represented as Echinaster (Echinaster) modestus Perrier, 1881
- Species Echinaster reticulatus H.L. Clark, 1923 represented as Echinaster (Echinaster) reticulatus H.L. Clark, 1923
- Species Echinaster sepositus (Retzius, 1783) represented as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
- Species Echinaster crassus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Echinaster cribella Lutken, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Echinaster deplanatus Grube, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Echinaster gracilis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Echinaster rigidus Grube, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Ueber die Gattungen der Asterien. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6: 318-326., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203128
page(s): 321 [details]
page(s): 321 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123275 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Ueber die Gattungen der Asterien. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6: 318-326., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203128
page(s): 321 [details]
original description (of Rhopia Gray, 1840) 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): 282 [details]
original description (of Thyraster Ives, 1890) Ives, J.E. (1890). Echinoderms from the Northern coast of Yucatan and the harbor of Vera Cruz. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3 (42) : 317-340., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6390124
page(s): 329-330 [details]
original description (of Verrillaster Downey, 1973) Downey, M.E. (1973). Starfishes from the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 126: 1-158., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/5506
page(s): 89 [details]
original description (of Echinaster (Othilia) Gray, 1840) 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): 281 [details]
original description (of Othilia Gray, 1840) 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): 281 [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]
page(s): 321 [details]
original description (of Rhopia Gray, 1840) 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): 282 [details]
original description (of Thyraster Ives, 1890) Ives, J.E. (1890). Echinoderms from the Northern coast of Yucatan and the harbor of Vera Cruz. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3 (42) : 317-340., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6390124
page(s): 329-330 [details]
original description (of Verrillaster Downey, 1973) Downey, M.E. (1973). Starfishes from the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 126: 1-158., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/5506
page(s): 89 [details]
original description (of Echinaster (Othilia) Gray, 1840) 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): 281 [details]
original description (of Othilia Gray, 1840) 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): 281 [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]
Other
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]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark Type species: Asterias seposita Lamarck, 1816 (=Asterias sagenaRetzius, 1805) by subsequent designation in Fisher, W.K. (1913) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
