Starfish
263/1903/A/51
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Common name:
Crown-of-thorns seastar
Scientific name:
Acanthaster planci
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
18 January 1875 - 24 January 1875
Form:
Fluid
Citations:
Sladen, W.P (1889) Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S Challenger. Report on the ASTEROIDEA. Zoology Vol. XXX, Pg 537-538
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Valvatida
Family:
Acanthasteridae
Genus:
Acanthaster Gervais, 1841
Species:
Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758)
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
18 January 1875 - 24 January 1875
Area:
Off Cebu, Philippines
Water body:
Camotes Sea
Notes:
Down in reports as A. echinites. Updated by F.W.E Rowe - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. Vol 6, No 3, pp 179-243.
