Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Scarlet Sea Star
Description
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Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -4,415 meters (0 to -14,485 feet).Mean = -2,356.550 meters (-7,731.463 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,284.450 based on 42 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Echinodermata
()
- Echinoderms
- Class:
Asteroidea
()
- Order:
Valvatida
()
- Family:
Curculionoidea
()
- Genus:
Pseudarchaster
()
- Specific name:
parelii
- (Düben and Koren, 1844)
- Scientific name: - Pseudarchaster parelii (Düben and Koren, 1844)
- Specific name:
parelii
- (Düben and Koren, 1844)
- Genus:
Pseudarchaster
(
- Family:
Curculionoidea
(
- Order:
Valvatida
(
- Class:
Asteroidea
(
- Phylum:
Echinodermata
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Pseudarchaster parelii (Duben and Koren, 1844)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 27-Dec-2004
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Pseudarchaster
There are approximately 14 species in this genus:
P. abernethyi · P. alascensis · P. concinnus · P. discus · P. dissonus · P. garricki · P. gracilis · P. intermedius · P. jordani · P. parelii (Scarlet Sea Star) · P. parelii parelii · P. pusillus · P. sp · P. tesselatus
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 01, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Gwaii Haanas Invertebrates
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Ifremer BIOCEAN database
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Marine benthic dataset
- commissioned by UKOOA
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2764908
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-157017
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13728070
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 157017
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 153373
