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Ctenophoraster donghaiensis Liao & Sun, 1989

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ctenophoraster donghaiensis Liao & Sun, 1989
Name authority
Liao & Sun, 1989
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Paxillosida
Family
Astropectinidae
Genus
Ctenophoraster
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumEchinodermata
  4. subphylumAsterozoa
  5. classAsteroidea de Blainville, 1830
  6. subclassAmbuloasteroidea Blake & Hagdorn, 2003
  7. infraclassNeoasteroidea Gale, 1987
  8. superorderValvatacea Blake, 1987
  9. orderPaxillosida Perrier, 1884
  10. familyAstropectinidae Gray, 1840
  11. genusCtenophoraster Fisher, 1906
  12. speciesCtenophoraster donghaiensis Liao & Sun, 1989

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 17 records assigned to Astropectinidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Liao, Y. (1989). A new species of astropectinid sea-star from East China Sea. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 7. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:326DG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.