WoRMS taxon details
Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
213125 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213125)
accepted
Species
Oreaster australis Lutken, 1871 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
Oreaster doederleini Goto, 1914 · unaccepted (synonym according to Hayashi (1938))
Oreaster luetkeni Bell, 1884 · unaccepted (Synonym accoridng to Clark & Rowe...)
Synonym accoridng to Clark & Rowe (1971)
Oreaster regulus Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted
Pentaceraster australis (Lutken, 1871) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
Pentaceraster cebuana Döderlein, 1936 · unaccepted
Pentaceraster odhneri Döderlein, 1926 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
Pentaceraster regulus f. cebuana Doderlein, 1936 · unaccepted
Pentaceros australis (Lutken, 1871) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
Pentaceros luetkeni (Bell, 1884) · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark...)
Synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971)
Pentaceros margaritifer Döderlein, 1926 · unaccepted
Pentaceros regulus (Muller & Troschel, 1842) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Oreaster regulus Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 51 [details]
page(s): 51 [details]
Distribution Also distributed in bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is....
Distribution Also distributed in bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Lakshadweep (India)(Sastry, 1991); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
General distribution: Lakshadweep (India) to western Pacific Ocean (Sastry, 1991); tropical, east Indo-west-central pacific Ocean, depth range 2-115 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
General distribution: Lakshadweep (India) to western Pacific Ocean (Sastry, 1991); tropical, east Indo-west-central pacific Ocean, depth range 2-115 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213125 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Oreaster australis Lutken, 1871) Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 252 [details]
original description (of Oreaster doederleini Goto, 1914) Goto, S. (1914). A descriptive monograph of Japanese Asteroidea. 1. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 29: 1-808, plates 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7068310
page(s): 451 [details]
original description (of Oreaster luetkeni Bell, 1884) Bell, F. J. (1884). Contributions to the Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea.-II. The Species of <i>Oreaster</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 52(1), 57-87., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826337#page/99/mode/1up
page(s): 75 [details]
original description (of Oreaster regulus Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 51 [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster cebuana Döderlein, 1936) Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up
page(s): 352 [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster odhneri Döderlein, 1926) Döderlein, L. (1926). Ueber Asteriden aus dem Museum von Stockholm. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien.</em> Band 2, No. 6. 22 pp, 4 pls.
page(s): 8 [details]
original description (of Pentaceros margaritifer Döderlein, 1926) Döderlein, L. (1926). Ueber Asteriden aus dem Museum von Stockholm. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien.</em> Band 2, No. 6. 22 pp, 4 pls. [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster regulus f. cebuana Doderlein, 1936) Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up
page(s): 352 [details]
basis of record Marsh, L.M. and J.I. Marshall. (1983). Some aspects of the zoogeography of northwestern Australian echinoderms (other than holothurians). Bulletin of Marine Sceince 33(3): 671-687., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1983/00000033/00000003/art00014#expand/collapse [details]
page(s): 252 [details]
original description (of Oreaster doederleini Goto, 1914) Goto, S. (1914). A descriptive monograph of Japanese Asteroidea. 1. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 29: 1-808, plates 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7068310
page(s): 451 [details]
original description (of Oreaster luetkeni Bell, 1884) Bell, F. J. (1884). Contributions to the Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea.-II. The Species of <i>Oreaster</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 52(1), 57-87., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826337#page/99/mode/1up
page(s): 75 [details]
original description (of Oreaster regulus Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 51 [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster cebuana Döderlein, 1936) Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up
page(s): 352 [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster odhneri Döderlein, 1926) Döderlein, L. (1926). Ueber Asteriden aus dem Museum von Stockholm. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien.</em> Band 2, No. 6. 22 pp, 4 pls.
page(s): 8 [details]
original description (of Pentaceros margaritifer Döderlein, 1926) Döderlein, L. (1926). Ueber Asteriden aus dem Museum von Stockholm. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien.</em> Band 2, No. 6. 22 pp, 4 pls. [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster regulus f. cebuana Doderlein, 1936) Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up
page(s): 352 [details]
basis of record Marsh, L.M. and J.I. Marshall. (1983). Some aspects of the zoogeography of northwestern Australian echinoderms (other than holothurians). Bulletin of Marine Sceince 33(3): 671-687., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1983/00000033/00000003/art00014#expand/collapse [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Clark, A. M. (1982). Echinoderms of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 485-501. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Also distributed in bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Lakshadweep (India)(Sastry, 1991); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).General distribution: Lakshadweep (India) to western Pacific Ocean (Sastry, 1991); tropical, east Indo-west-central pacific Ocean, depth range 2-115 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype (probable) in Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). Type locality: Pondichery, India (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Oreaster australis Lutken, 1871)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-25) (from synonym Oreaster regulus Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Oreaster australis Lutken, 1871)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-25) (from synonym Oreaster regulus Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
