WoRMS name details
Pentagonaster pulvinus Alcock, 1893
382736 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382736)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Alcock, A. (1893). Natural History notes from the HM Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator.7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 11(6): 73-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344470#page/95/mode/1up
page(s): 90 [details]
page(s): 90 [details]
Taxonomy Not P. pulchellus according to Fisher (1919). Not part of Pentagonaster in the modern sense.
Taxonomy Not P. pulchellus according to Fisher (1919). Not part of Pentagonaster in the modern sense. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pentagonaster pulvinus Alcock, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382736 on 2025-04-06
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Alcock, A. (1893). Natural History notes from the HM Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator.7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 11(6): 73-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344470#page/95/mode/1up
page(s): 90 [details]
page(s): 90 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Not P. pulchellus according to Fisher (1919). Not part of Pentagonaster in the modern sense. [details]
