Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Order Velatida > Family Pterasteridae

Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Hexaster*	Perrier, 1891	synonym
*Lophopteraster*	Verrill, 1895	synonym
*Marsipaster*	Sladen, 1882	synonym
*Pteraster (Temnaster)*	Verrill, 1894	synonym
*Pterasterides*	Verrill, 1909	synonym
*Retaster*	Perrier, 1878	synonym

Children

Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970)
Pteraster alveolatus Perrier, 1894
Pteraster hystrix Harvey, 1989
Pteraster militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)
Pteraster personatus Sladen, 1891
Pteraster pulvillus (M. Sars, 1861)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: slime stars

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	Hansson, H.G. (Comp.) 1998. NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List
additional source	Clark, A.M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies, 5: pp. 183-250

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External Links

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Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842. 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:123335