Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Eremicaster gracilis Macan, 1938, Eremicaster tenebrarius (Fisher, 1905) , Eremicaster tenebrarius Macan, 1938 , Eremicaster waltherii (Ludwig, 1905) , Porcellanaster crassus Sladen, 1883, Porcellanaster gracilis Sladen, 1883, Porcellanaster tenebrarius Fisher, 1905 , Porcellanaster waltherii Ludwig, 1905 , fide Appeltnas et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

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• 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.