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Pteraster militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)

124147  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124147)

accepted
Species
Asterias militaris O.F. Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pteraster aporus Ludwig, 1886 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))
Pterasterides aporus (Ludwig, 1886) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias militaris O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 234 [details] OpenAccess publication
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124147 on 2026-05-04
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Pteraster militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124147 on 2026-05-04
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description (of Asterias militaris O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 234 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pteraster aporus Ludwig, 1886) Ludwig, H. (1886). Echinodermen des Beringsmeeres. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> bd 1 (1886): 275-296., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9959921#page/283/mode/1up
page(s): 293 [details] 

original description (of Pterasterides aporus (Ludwig, 1886)) Ludwig, H. (1886). Echinodermen des Beringsmeeres. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> bd 1 (1886): 275-296., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9959921#page/283/mode/1up
page(s): 293 [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Dilman A.B. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Asteroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 25–42 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.05 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in RoR) [details] 

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Gosner, 1977 [details] 

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details] 

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] 

additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details] 

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available

new combination reference 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): 128 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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