Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Paxillosida > Family Astropectinidae > Genus Dytaster

Dytaster grandis (Verrill, 1884)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

DytasterSladen, 1889accepted genus name
Crenaster Perrier, 1885 synonym
Crenaster Perrier, 1885 non d'Orbigny, 1850 synonym

Species group names

Archaster grandis Verrill, 1884 synonym
Dytaster exilis var. carinata Sladen, 1889 synonym

Children

Dytaster grandis grandis (Verrill, 1884)

Literature

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

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Dytaster grandis (Verrill, 1884). In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123888

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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

2009-01-11 by Christopher Mah

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