WoRMS taxon details
Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840
213303 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213303)
accepted
Species
Linckia aegyptiaca von Martens, 1866 (lapsus for egyptiaca)
Linckia desjardinsi (Michelin, 1844) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Nardoa aegyptiaca Sladen, 1889 (lapsus or alternative spelling )
Oreaster desjardinsi Michelin, 1844 (Ultimatley a synonym of G. egyptica according to Sladen (1889))
Scytaster aegyptiaca (Gray, 1840) (lapsus (alternative spelling) for egyptiaca Gray)
Scytaster zodiacalis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym according to Perrier (1875))
Subspecies Gomophia egyptiaca egyptiaca Gray, 1840
Subspecies Gomophia egyptiaca egeriae A.M. Clark, 1967 accepted as Gomophia egeriae A. M. Clark, 1967
Subspecies Gomophia egyptiaca egeriae A.M. Clark, 1967 accepted as Gomophia egeriae A. M. Clark, 1967
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 286 [details]
page(s): 286 [details]
Description Also distributed in Gilbert Islands (Clark, 1954); Ceylon bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China, south Japan...
Description Also distributed in Gilbert Islands (Clark, 1954); Ceylon bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213303 on 2021-01-19
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original description
Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 286 [details]
original description (of Oreaster desjardinsi Michelin, 1844) Michelin, H. (1844). Description de quatre Echinides et Stellérides nouvelles, ex-traite d'un catalogue raisonné des Zoophytes , Echinides et Stellérides recueillis par MM. J. Desjardins et Mathieu , à Vile de France (aujourd'hui île Maurice). <em>Revue Zoologique par la Societe Cuvierienne.</em> 7: 173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2284857
page(s): 173 [details]
original description (of Linckia aegyptiaca von Martens, 1866) Martens, E. von (1866). Ueber östasiatiche Echinodermen. I. Asteroiden (Fortsetzung). 3. Seesterne des indischen Archipels. II. Ophiuren. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 32:: 57-88; 133-189., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827 [details]
original description (of Nardoa aegyptiaca Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]
original description (of Scytaster aegyptiaca (Gray, 1840)) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 286 [details]
original description (of Scytaster zodiacalis Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 35 [details]
source of synonymy Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
page(s): 286 [details]
original description (of Oreaster desjardinsi Michelin, 1844) Michelin, H. (1844). Description de quatre Echinides et Stellérides nouvelles, ex-traite d'un catalogue raisonné des Zoophytes , Echinides et Stellérides recueillis par MM. J. Desjardins et Mathieu , à Vile de France (aujourd'hui île Maurice). <em>Revue Zoologique par la Societe Cuvierienne.</em> 7: 173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2284857
page(s): 173 [details]
original description (of Linckia aegyptiaca von Martens, 1866) Martens, E. von (1866). Ueber östasiatiche Echinodermen. I. Asteroiden (Fortsetzung). 3. Seesterne des indischen Archipels. II. Ophiuren. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 32:: 57-88; 133-189., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827 [details]
original description (of Nardoa aegyptiaca Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]
original description (of Scytaster aegyptiaca (Gray, 1840)) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 286 [details]
original description (of Scytaster zodiacalis Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 35 [details]

source of synonymy Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]




From other sources
Description Also distributed in Gilbert Islands (Clark, 1954); Ceylon bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]Remark Type species of the genus Gomophia Gray, 1840 (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Scytaster zodiacalis Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To MNHN Type collection (IE-2014-52) (from synonym Oreaster desjardinsi Michelin, 1844)
To MNHN Type collection (IE-2014-53) (from synonym Scytaster zodiacalis Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (15 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Scytaster zodiacalis Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To MNHN Type collection (IE-2014-52) (from synonym Oreaster desjardinsi Michelin, 1844)
To MNHN Type collection (IE-2014-53) (from synonym Scytaster zodiacalis Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (15 records)