WoRMS taxon details
Culcitopsis borealis (Süssbach & Breckner, 1911)
125168 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125168)
accepted
Species
Culcita borealis Süssbach & Breckner, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sphaeraster berthae Dons, 1937 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984))
Sphaeriaster berthae Dons, 1938 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Culcita borealis Süssbach & Breckner, 1911) Süssbach, S & Breckner, A. (1911). Die Seeigel, Seesterne und Schlangensterne der Nord- und Ostsee. <i>Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen, Kommission zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der deutschen Meere in Kiel, Neue Folge</i>. 12: 167-300, 3 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15358842
page(s): 217 [details]
page(s): 217 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Culcitopsis borealis (Süssbach & Breckner, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125168 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Culcita borealis Süssbach & Breckner, 1911) Süssbach, S & Breckner, A. (1911). Die Seeigel, Seesterne und Schlangensterne der Nord- und Ostsee. <i>Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen, Kommission zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der deutschen Meere in Kiel, Neue Folge</i>. 12: 167-300, 3 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15358842
page(s): 217 [details]
original description (of Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882) Milne-Edwards, A. (1882). Rapport sur les Travaux de la Commission chargée par M. le Ministre de l'Instruction Publique d'étudier la faune sous-marine dans les grandes profondeurs de la Méditerranée et de l'Océan Atlantique. <em>Archives des missions scientifiques et littéraires.</em> 9(3): 1-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36108810
page(s): 47 [details]
original description (of Sphaeraster berthae Dons, 1937) Dons, C. (1938). Zoologische Notizen XXXV. <i>Sphaeraster berthae</i> n.gen., n.sp. <em>Det Kongelige Norske videnskabers selskabs forhandlinger.</em> X(43): 161-164.
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Sphaeriaster berthae Dons, 1938) Dons, C. (1938). Zoologiske Notizen. 37. Die Asteriden Gattung <i>Sphaeriaster</i>, nomen novum. <em>Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers selskab Forhandlinger.</em> 10(43): 161-164. [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): 217 [details]
original description (of Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882) Milne-Edwards, A. (1882). Rapport sur les Travaux de la Commission chargée par M. le Ministre de l'Instruction Publique d'étudier la faune sous-marine dans les grandes profondeurs de la Méditerranée et de l'Océan Atlantique. <em>Archives des missions scientifiques et littéraires.</em> 9(3): 1-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36108810
page(s): 47 [details]
original description (of Sphaeraster berthae Dons, 1937) Dons, C. (1938). Zoologische Notizen XXXV. <i>Sphaeraster berthae</i> n.gen., n.sp. <em>Det Kongelige Norske videnskabers selskabs forhandlinger.</em> X(43): 161-164.
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Sphaeriaster berthae Dons, 1938) Dons, C. (1938). Zoologiske Notizen. 37. Die Asteriden Gattung <i>Sphaeriaster</i>, nomen novum. <em>Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers selskab Forhandlinger.</em> 10(43): 161-164. [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 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.; 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 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]





Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sphaeraster berthae Dons, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sphaeriaster berthae Dons, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Culcita borealis Süssbach & Breckner, 1911)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-244) (from synonym Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882)
To PESI (from synonym Culcita borealis Süssbach & Breckner, 1911)
To PESI (from synonym Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882)
To PESI (from synonym Sphaeriaster berthae Dons, 1938)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Sphaeraster berthae Dons, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sphaeraster berthae Dons, 1937)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sphaeriaster berthae Dons, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Culcita borealis Süssbach & Breckner, 1911)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-244) (from synonym Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882)
To PESI (from synonym Culcita borealis Süssbach & Breckner, 1911)
To PESI (from synonym Marginaster pentagonus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882)
To PESI (from synonym Sphaeriaster berthae Dons, 1938)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Sphaeraster berthae Dons, 1937)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym