Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Subclass Ambuloasteroidea > Infraclass Neoasteroidea > Order Velatida > Family Korethrasteridae > Genus Korethraster

Korethraster hispidus Wyville Thomson, 1873

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

KorethrasterWyville Thomson, 1873accepted genus name

Species group names

Korethraster setosus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882 synonym

Literature

original description

Wyville Thomson, C. (1873). The depths of the sea. Macmillan, London, 527 pp.

basis of record

Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351.

additional source

Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.

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Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Korethraster hispidus Wyville Thomson, 1873. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124123

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2009-01-08 by Christopher Mah

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