Overview
Distribution
Argentine Basin, Atlantic, Azores, Bahamas, Bay of Biscay, Brazil Basin, British Isles, Canary Basin, Canary Islands, Cape Cod, Cape Hatteras, Cape Verde, Caribbean Sea, Cuba, European waters (ERMS scope), Florida, Greek Exclusive Economic Zone, Gulf of Mexico, Guyana Basin, Haiti, Iberian Basin, Iceland, Kattegat, Madeira, Mediterranean Sea, Moroccan Exclusive Economic Zone, Norway, Rockall Trough, Sargasso Sea, Trondheim, West European Basin, Yucatan
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Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5869
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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
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1368
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Hansson, H.G. (Comp.) 1999. European Echinodermata Check-List (a draft for the European Register of Marine Species) . Internet Ed., Sep. 1999
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2818
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Koukouras, Athanasios. (2010). Check-list of marine species from Greece. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Assembled in the framework of the EU FP7 PESI project.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=142068
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Miloslavich P, Díaz JM, Klein E, Alvarado JJ, Díaz C, et al. (2010) Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns. PLoS ONE 5(8): e11916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011916
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145466
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Source:
World Register of Marine Species
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Physical Description
Type Information
Holotype for Pentagonaster planus Verrill, 1895
Catalog Number: USNM 13362
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Dry
Collector(s): United States Fish Commission
Year Collected: 1882
Locality: Martha's Vineyard, Off Of, Massachusetts, United States, North Atlantic Ocean
Depth (m): 285 to 285
Vessel: Fish Hawk R/V
Catalog Number: USNM 13362
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Dry
Collector(s): United States Fish Commission
Year Collected: 1882
Locality: Martha's Vineyard, Off Of, Massachusetts, United States, North Atlantic Ocean
Depth (m): 285 to 285
Vessel: Fish Hawk R/V
- Holotype: Verrill. 1895. Am. J. Sci. 49: 135-136.
© Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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Holotype for Peltaster hebes Verrill, 1899
Catalog Number: USNM 18442
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Dry
Collector(s): United States Fish Commission
Year Collected: 1886
Locality: Cumberland Island, Georgia, United States, North Atlantic Ocean
Depth (m): 538 to 538
Vessel: Albatross R/V
Catalog Number: USNM 18442
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Dry
Collector(s): United States Fish Commission
Year Collected: 1886
Locality: Cumberland Island, Georgia, United States, North Atlantic Ocean
Depth (m): 538 to 538
Vessel: Albatross R/V
- Holotype: Verrill. 1899. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 10: 169-170, pl.28, fig.4.
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 20 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2 - 1313
Temperature range (°C): 3.761 - 25.334
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.570 - 30.018
Salinity (PPS): 34.282 - 36.340
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.847 - 5.435
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.165 - 2.078
Silicate (umol/l): 1.526 - 29.000
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2 - 1313
Temperature range (°C): 3.761 - 25.334
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.570 - 30.018
Salinity (PPS): 34.282 - 36.340
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.847 - 5.435
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.165 - 2.078
Silicate (umol/l): 1.526 - 29.000
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2 - 1313
Temperature range (°C): 3.761 - 25.334
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.570 - 30.018
Salinity (PPS): 34.282 - 36.340
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.847 - 5.435
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.165 - 2.078
Silicate (umol/l): 1.526 - 29.000
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2 - 1313
Temperature range (°C): 3.761 - 25.334
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.570 - 30.018
Salinity (PPS): 34.282 - 36.340
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.847 - 5.435
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.165 - 2.078
Silicate (umol/l): 1.526 - 29.000
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Peltaster placenta
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
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