WoRMS taxon details
Marthasterias africana (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
378941 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378941)
accepted
Species
Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (A forma of Marthasterias...)
A forma of Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus 1758)
Asterias africana Muller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asteracanthion africanus 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): 15 [details]
page(s): 15 [details]
Status Reduced to a variety of glacialis by Mortensen (1933) but a forma by A.M. Clark (1974)
Status M. africana re-established as species by Wright et al. 2016
Status Reduced to a variety of glacialis by Mortensen (1933) but a forma by A.M. Clark (1974) [details]
Status M. africana re-established as species by Wright et al. 2016
Status M. africana re-established as species by Wright et al. 2016 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Marthasterias africana (Müller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378941 on 2024-03-28
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original description
(of Asteracanthion africanus 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): 15 [details]
original description (of Asterias africana Muller & 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): 15 [details]
status source Wright, A.G., Pérez-Portela R. and Griffiths C.L. (2016). Determining the correct identity of South African <i>Marthasterias</i> (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). <em>African Journal of Marine Science.</em> 38(3):., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1222308 [details]
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Asterias africana Muller & 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): 15 [details]
status source Wright, A.G., Pérez-Portela R. and Griffiths C.L. (2016). Determining the correct identity of South African <i>Marthasterias</i> (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). <em>African Journal of Marine Science.</em> 38(3):., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1222308 [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Reduced to a variety of glacialis by Mortensen (1933) but a forma by A.M. Clark (1974) [details]Status M. africana re-established as species by Wright et al. 2016 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Asterias africana Muller & Troschel, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842)