Adelasterias
| Adelasterias | |
|---|---|
| Adelasterias papillosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Asteriidae |
| Genus: | Adelasterias Verrill, 1914 |
Adelasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae, first described by Verrill in 1914.[1][2] It has a single species, Adelasterias papillosa (Koehler, 1906).
Species
The genus contains a single species, Adelasterias papillosa, named by René Koehler in 1906 for its many papillae, or protuberances. Koehler originally assigned it to Diplasterias.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Mah, C. L. "Adelasterias Verrill, 1914". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ Verrill, A. E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14.
- ^ Mah, C. L. "Adelasterias papillosa (Koehler, 1906)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ "Summary for Adelasterias papillosa: T4113149: Species". Copipedia. NOAA. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ^ Koehler, R. (1906). "Expédition antarctique française (1903-1905) - Échinodermes (Stéllérides, Ophiures et Échinides)". Expédition Charcot (in French). p. 21.