Invertebrate Department

Types in the Echinodermata collection - Asteroidea

The following is a list of recognized Asteroidea types in the ZMUC invertebrate collection (ZMUC AST). The curator of the group is Danny Eibye-Jacobsen, assistant curator Tom Schiĝtte. Entries have been checked against original descriptions by Claus Nielsen and Tom Schiĝtte.

A sample from the list should be referred to as ZMUC AST- followed by the number given in the column to the far right.

The list is sorted by species.

Species Genus Subspecies Description by Status ZMUC AST
aciculata Luidia   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 51
aciculata Luidia   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 52
aciculata Luidia   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 53
aciculata Luidia   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 156
amurensis Asterias   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 2
amurensis Asterias   Lütken, 1871 Syntype 178
anacanthus Astropecten   Clark, 1926 Paratype 57
antarcticus Asteracanthion   Lütken, 1856 Syntypes 3
antarcticus Asteracanthion   Lütken, 1856 Syntypes 113
antillensis Astropecten   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 4
articulatus Goniaster   Lütken, 1865 Holotype 149
asperulus Ophidiaster   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 6
atlantidea Luidia   Madsen, 1950 Holotype 7
atlantidea Luidia   Madsen, 1950 Paratypes 59
atlantidea Luidia   Madsen, 1950 Paratypes 193
atlantidea Luidia   Madsen, 1950 Paratype 194
atlantidea Luidia   Madsen, 1950 Paratypes 195
atlantidea Luidia   Madsen, 1950 Paratypes 196
atlantidea Luidia   Madsen, 1950 Paratype 197
atlantidea Luidia   Madsen, 1950 Paratype 198
atlantidea Luidia   Madsen, 1950 Paratype? 199
australis Ctenodiscus   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 8
australis Ctenodiscus   Lütken, 1871 Syntype 48
australis Oreaster   Lütken, 1871 Holotype 41
bellonae Luidia   Lütken, 1865 Holotype 9
bidens Poraniomorpha   Mortensen, 1932 Syntypes 54
bidens Poraniomorpha   Mortensen, 1932 Syntype 151
bidens Poraniomorpha   Mortensen, 1932 Syntype 152
bidens Poraniomorpha   Mortensen, 1932 Syntype 42
blegvadi Hymenaster   Madsen, 1956 Holotype 10
blegvadi Hymenaster   Madsen, 1956 Paratype 203
blegvadi Hymenaster   Madsen, 1956 Paratypes 204
brasiliensis Asteriscus   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 36
brasiliensis Asteriscus   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 175
brevispina Luidia   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 11
canuti Leptasterias   Heding, 1936 Syntypes 46
canuti Leptasterias   Heding, 1936 Syntypes 179
canuti Leptasterias   Heding, 1936 Syntypes 180
capensis Mediaster durbanensis Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 84
cephea Asterina iranica Mortensen, 1940 Syntypes 158
cephea Asterina iranica Mortensen, 1940 Syntypes 159
cephea Asterina iranica Mortensen, 1940 Syntypes 160
cephea Asterina iranica Mortensen, 1940 Syntypes 161
cephea Asterina iranica Mortensen, 1940 Syntype 162
cephea Asterina iranica Mortensen, 1940 Syntype 163
cephea Asterina iranica Mortensen, 1940 Syntypes 164
cephea Asterina iranica Mortensen, 1940 Syntype 165
chilensis Asteriscus   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 12
chuni Styracaster groenlandica Lieberkind, 1935 Syntypes 115
chuni Styracaster groenlandica Lieberkind, 1935 Syntype 127
clavispina Leptasterias   Heding, 1936 Syntype 49
compacta Henricia aucklandiae Mortensen, 1925 Syntypes 132
compacta Henricia aucklandiae Mortensen, 1925 Syntypes 133
cribella Echinaster   Lütken, 1871 Holotype 177
cribrarius Ophidiaster   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 15
degerboelli Leptasterias   Heding, 1935 Holotype 43
degerboelli Leptasterias   Heding, 1935 Paratype 184
degerboelli Leptasterias   Heding, 1935 Paratypes? 188
dubiosus Astropecten   Mortensen, 1925 Syntypes 134
euryacanthus Astropecten   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 16
euryacanthus Astropecten   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 50
exilis Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 85
flabellifer Pteraster   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 81
flaccidus Ophidiaster   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 173
floccosa Leptasterias crassa Heding, 1935 Holotype 73
floccosa Leptasterias crassa Heding, 1935 Paratypes 185
floccosa Leptasterias crassa Heding, 1935 Paratype 186
floccosa Leptasterias crassa Heding, 1935 Paratype 187
folium Asteriscus   Lütken, 1860 Syntype 69
folium Asteriscus   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes? 172
formosa Linckia   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 18
formosa Linckia   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 77
formosa Parasterina   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 80
fornicatus Pteraster   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 82
fornicatus Pteraster   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 83
galatheae Scytaster   Lütken, 1865 Holotype 20
ghardaqana Fromia   Mortensen, 1938 Syntype 105
ghardaqana Fromia   Mortensen, 1938 Syntypes 169
ghardaqana Fromia   Mortensen, 1938 Syntypes 170
gracilis Oreaster   Lütken, 1871 Syntype 107
gracilis Oreaster   Lütken, 1871 Syntype 108
grandis Anseropoda   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 79
granifer Ophidiaster   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 21
granulatus Choriaster   Lütken, 1869 Syntype 176
groenlandicus Asteracanthion   Steenstrup, 1857 Syntypes 125
groenlandicus Asteracanthion   Steenstrup, 1857 Syntype 126
hastatus Pteraster   Mortensen, 1913 Holotype 22
hedemanni Oreaster   Lütken, 1871 Holotype 23
hedingi Henricia   Madsen, 1987 Holotype 62
hermanni Chondraster   Madsen, 1959 Holotype 60
hyperborea Leptasterias carinata Heding, 1935 Nom. nud. orig. 181
hyperborea Leptasterias floccosoides Heding, 1935 Holotype 72
hyperborea Leptasterias floccosoides Heding, 1935 Paratypes 183
hyperborea Leptasterias intermedia Heding, 1935 Holotype 70
hyperborea Leptasterias intermedia Heding, 1935 Paratypes 182
islandica Leptasterias gracilis Heding, 1935 Holotype 71
jarli Astropecten   Madsen, 1950 Holotype 24
jarli Astropecten   Madsen, 1950 Paratype 200
jarli Astropecten   Madsen, 1950 Paratype 201
jarli Astropecten   Madsen, 1950 Paratypes 202
javanicus Astropecten   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 25
javanicus Astropecten   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 68
leptalacantha Disasterina africana Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 26
leptus Astropecten   Clark, 1926 Syntypes 63
leptus Astropecten   Clark, 1926 Syntypes 64
lisa Henricia ingolfi Madsen, 1987 Holotype 101
lorioli Archaster   Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977 Holotype 103
marcgravii Luidia   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 35
meridionalis Tylaster   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 27
meridionalis Tylaster   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 78
michaelseni Astropecten ambiguus Madsen, 1950 Holotype 58
michaelseni Astropecten ambiguus Madsen, 1950 Paratype 189
mortenseni Freyella   Madsen, 1956 Holotype 29
mortenseni Freyella   Madsen, 1956 Paratype 205
muelleri Asterias danica Levinsen, 1887 Invalid neotype 44
muelleri Asterias danica Levinsen, 1887 Syntypes? 45
muelleri Asterias floccosa Levinsen, 1887 Lectotype 17
muelleri Asterias floccosa Levinsen, 1887 Paralectotypes 119
muelleri Asterias islandica Levinsen, 1887 Syntypes 74
muelleri Asterias islandica Levinsen, 1887 Invalid neotype 117
muelleri Asterias islandica Levinsen, 1887 Syntype 118
muelleri Leptasterias nobilis Heding, 1935 Holotype 75
neozelanica Luidia   Mortensen, 1925 Syntypes 167
neozelanica Luidia   Mortensen, 1925 Syntype 168
neozelanicus Persephonaster   Mortensen, 1925 Paratype 141
nicobarica Linckia   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 30
oerstedii Astropecten   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 39
oerstedii Astropecten   Lütken, 1860 Syntype 94
pacei Anthosticte   Mortensen, 1925 Holotype 142
perforata Asterias   O.F. Müller, 1776 Neotype 112
pertusa Asterias   O.F. Müller, 1776 Neotype 111
phrygiana Hippasteria capensis Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 130
porosissimus Ophidiaster   Lütken, 1860 Holotype 19
primigenius Astropecten   Mortensen, 1925 Syntypes 135
problema Asteracanthion   Steenstrup, 1855 Syntype 145
pulvillus Asterias   O F. Müller, 1776 Holotype 147
radiosus Labidiaster   Lütken, 1871 Syntypes 33
reinhardti Oreaster   Lütken, 1865 Holotype 34
reticulata Asterias   Linné, 1758 Holotype 104
robusta Eremasterias   Mortensen, 1941 Paratypes 138
roulei Persephonaster euryplax Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 86
sanctaehelenae Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 87
sanctaehelenae Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 88
sanctaehelenae Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 89
sanctaehelenae Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 90
sanctaehelenae Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 153
sanctaehelenae Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype? 154
sanctaehelenae Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 155
sanguinolenta Asterias   O F. Müller, 1776 Neotype 110
spatuliger Pseudarchaster   Mortensen, 1934 Holotype 136
spiniphorus Astropecten   Madsen, 1950 Holotype 102
spiniphorus Astropecten   Madsen, 1950 Paratypes 190
spiniphorus Astropecten   Madsen, 1950 Paratypes 191
spiniphorus Astropecten   Madsen, 1950 Paratype 192
spongiosa Asterias   O. Fabricius, 1780 Neotype 109
stenactis Eustolasterias   Clark, 1926 Paratypes 100
subtilis Scytaster   Lütken, 1871 Holotype 37
tessellata Luidia   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 116
tessellata Luidia   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 171
tessellata Luidia   Lütken, 1860 Syntype 14
trigonaria Narcissia helenae Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 38
trigonaria Narcissia helenae Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 157
varia Luidia   Mortensen, 1925 Syntypes 140
varia Luidia   Mortensen, 1925 Syntype 166
variabilis Astropecten   Lütken, 1860 Syntypes 95
variabilis Astropecten   Lütken, 1860 Syntype 174
variegatus Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 91
variegatus Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 92
variegatus Astropecten   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 93
westermanni Oreaster   Lütken, 1871 Holotype 106
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