CaRMS taxon details
Arbaciella elegans Mortensen, 1910
124250 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124250)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mortensen. 1910. Arbaciella elegans. Eine neue Echiniden-Gattung a. d. Familie Arbaciidae. Mitt. Naturh. Mus. Hamburg. XXVII, p. 327-334, available online at https://archive.org/stream/jahrbuchderhambu272351909hamb#page/n7/mode/2up
page(s): 328-333; pl. 1: fig. 1, pl. 2: figs 1-8 [details]
page(s): 328-333; pl. 1: fig. 1, pl. 2: figs 1-8 [details]
Distribution Many record of Arbaciella elegans (namely those based on a dark-skinned morphotype) from the Mediterranean and north-east...
Distribution Many record of Arbaciella elegans (namely those based on a dark-skinned morphotype) from the Mediterranean and north-east Atlantic in fact are misidentified juveniles of
another arbaciid, namely Arbacia lixula. Genetical characterization of material from the Azores (Kroh et al. 2011) and the Canarias (López et al. 2013) confirm the morphological data and clearly show that the sequences from such such individuals fall within the Arbacia lixula clade. [details]
another arbaciid, namely Arbacia lixula. Genetical characterization of material from the Azores (Kroh et al. 2011) and the Canarias (López et al. 2013) confirm the morphological data and clearly show that the sequences from such such individuals fall within the Arbacia lixula clade. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Arbaciella elegans Mortensen, 1910. Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124250 on 2025-03-29
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Arbaciella elegans Mortensen, 1910. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124250 on 2025-03-29
original description
Mortensen. 1910. Arbaciella elegans. Eine neue Echiniden-Gattung a. d. Familie Arbaciidae. Mitt. Naturh. Mus. Hamburg. XXVII, p. 327-334, available online at https://archive.org/stream/jahrbuchderhambu272351909hamb#page/n7/mode/2up
page(s): 328-333; pl. 1: fig. 1, pl. 2: figs 1-8 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1935). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. II. Bothriocidaroida, Melonechinoida, Lepidocentroida, and Stirodonta, 647 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 581-582 [details]
page(s): 328-333; pl. 1: fig. 1, pl. 2: figs 1-8 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1935). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. II. Bothriocidaroida, Melonechinoida, Lepidocentroida, and Stirodonta, 647 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 581-582 [details]




- From editor or global species database
- Aegean Sea
- Central Mediterranean
- North Atlantic Ocean
- (no group)
- Unreviewed
- Balearic Sea
- Italy
- Mauritania
- Mediterranean Sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- North Atlantic Ocean
- (no group)
From editor or global species database
Distribution Many record of Arbaciella elegans (namely those based on a dark-skinned morphotype) from the Mediterranean and north-east Atlantic in fact are misidentified juveniles ofanother arbaciid, namely Arbacia lixula. Genetical characterization of material from the Azores (Kroh et al. 2011) and the Canarias (López et al. 2013) confirm the morphological data and clearly show that the sequences from such such individuals fall within the Arbacia lixula clade. [details]
Language | Name | |
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Spanish | erizo pigmeo | [details] |