Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Dytaster gilberti
Depth: 1573-4335 m
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Paxillosida
Family
Astropectinidae
Genus
Dytaster
Species
gilberti
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Dytaster demonstrans Ludwig, 1905, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Distribution: Suothern Califonria, Central America, peru and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
- Sonnenholzner, J. Brand, M., Francisco, V., Hearn, A., Luzuriaga, M., Guarderas, P & Navarro, J. (2013) Echinoderms of Ecuador. In: Alvarado, J & Solís-Marín, A. (eds.) (2013) Echinoderm research and Diversity in Latin America. 183-233 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Dytaster gilberti", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14839. Accessed 5 November 2026.