CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
25 139904 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Pteraster spp.  
Rank
Genus
CAAB category
25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.)
Family
25 139 Pterasteridae (seastars) - show full list
Common Name
[a seastar]
Organism Type
a seastar
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Marine unspecified
Parent Codes
25 139000     Pterasteridae
Child Codes
25 139005     Pteraster affinis
25 139007     Pteraster bathamae
25 139002     Pteraster obesus
25 139006     Pteraster robertsoni
25 139004     Pteraster stellifer
25 139003     Pteraster tetracanthus
99 250352     Pteraster cf. corynetes
99 250296     Pteraster cf. obesus
99 250351     Pteraster n. sp. 1
99 250293     Pteraster sp. 1
99 250303     Pteraster sp. 2
Taxon Notes
This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:84aad662-3c4a-4726-9167-1b09f9bcc435
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123335
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2020-08-24
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Distribution Map

Occurrence locations [1] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records
Scientific Name verified against
WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.