Ophiuroidea taxon details
Astroboa nuda (Lyman, 1874)
213439 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213439)
accepted
Species
Astroboa nigra Döderlein, 1911 · unaccepted
Astrophyton elegans Koehler, 1905 · unaccepted
Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874 · unaccepted (transferred to Astroboa by...)
transferred to Astroboa by Döderlein (1911)
Astroraphis nudum (Lyman, 1874) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874) Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
Holotype (of Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-2911
Holotype (of Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-2911 [details]
Description Description: Arm length to 40 cm, disc diameter to 10 cm. Colour uniformly black. Habitat: coral reefs, usually hidden deep...
Description Description: Arm length to 40 cm, disc diameter to 10 cm. Colour uniformly black. Habitat: coral reefs, usually hidden deep in crevices.
General distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958); tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 22-113 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to Pacific Ocean (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in Persian Gulf, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
General distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958); tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 22-113 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to Pacific Ocean (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in Persian Gulf, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Astroboa nuda (Lyman, 1874). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213439 on 2025-09-13
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Garcia, Maria
original description
(of Astroboa nigra Döderlein, 1911) Döderlein, L. 1911. Über japanische und andere Euryalae. Abhandlungen der math. phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften, Suppl., 5 (2), 1-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16339443 [details]
original description (of Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874) Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
original description (of Astrophyton elegans Koehler, 1905) Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874) Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
original description (of Astrophyton elegans Koehler, 1905) Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-2911 [details]
Unreviewed
Description Description: Arm length to 40 cm, disc diameter to 10 cm. Colour uniformly black. Habitat: coral reefs, usually hidden deep in crevices. General distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958); tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 22-113 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to Pacific Ocean (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in Persian Gulf, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) 2911.Type locality: Philippines (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
A. nudis var. nigra in Kalk (1958). [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astroboa nuda)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2911) (from synonym Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (20 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astroboa nuda)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2911) (from synonym Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (20 records)