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    Species Accepted

    Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)

    Ochre Sea Star

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      11 results
      Ochre Sea Star English
      Ochre Star English
      Purple Sea Star English
      Purple Star English
      Stella di mare ocra Italian
      Stella di mare viola Italian
      Stella marina viola Italian
      Stella viola del Pacifico Italian
      estrella ocre de mar Spanish
      ochre stars English

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      7 results
      Fisher, W. K. (1926). Pisaster, a genus of sea-stars. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=277801
      Brandt, J. F. (1835). Prodromus descriptionis Animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum, Petropooli. Fasc. I: 203–275. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=126147
      Fisher, W. K. (1930). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and Adjacent Waters, Pt. 3: Forcipulata (Concluded. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 76: 1–356. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.76.3 10.5479/si.03629236.76.3
      Verrill, A. E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska Series: US National Museum, 14: 1–408. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.25926 10.5962/bhl.title.25926
      Stimpson, W. (1862). On new genera and species of starfishes of the family Pycnopodidae (Asteracanthion Mueller & Troschel). Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory, 8: 261–273. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=260203
      Mah, C.L., 2020, World Asteroidea Database. Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240755 on 2020-03-02
      Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. Vieweg: Braunschweig, xxx. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=139303

      Citation

      Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835) in undefined