RAS taxon details
Lysasterias Fisher, 1908
172532 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172532)
accepted
Genus
Lysasterias perrieri (Studer, 1885) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Lysasterias adeliae (Koehler, 1920)
- Species Lysasterias belgicae (Ludwig, 1903)
- Species Lysasterias chirophora (Ludwig, 1903)
- Species Lysasterias digitata A.M. Clark, 1962
- Species Lysasterias hemiora Fisher, 1940
- Species Lysasterias heteractis Fisher, 1940
- Species Lysasterias joffrei (Koehler, 1920)
- Species Lysasterias lactea (Ludwig, 1903)
- Species Lysasterias perrieri (Studer, 1885)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fisher, W.K. (1908). Necessary changes in the nomenclature of starfishes. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous collections (Quaterly).</em> 52: 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8812483
page(s): 88 [details]
page(s): 88 [details]
Cryptic speciation According to mitochondrial data (CO1), some Lysasterias species in the Southern Ocean could be species complexes.
Cryptic speciation According to mitochondrial data (CO1), some Lysasterias species in the Southern Ocean could be species complexes. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Lysasterias Fisher, 1908. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172532 on 2025-04-05
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Lysasterias Fisher, 1908. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172532 on 2025-04-05
Date
action
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2006-09-22 06:50:38Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Fisher, W.K. (1908). Necessary changes in the nomenclature of starfishes. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous collections (Quaterly).</em> 52: 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8812483
page(s): 88 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
page(s): 88 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]




From regional or thematic species database
Cryptic speciation According to mitochondrial data (CO1), some Lysasterias species in the Southern Ocean could be species complexes. [details]