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)
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]  OpenAccess publication 
Status Reduced to a variety of glacialis by Mortensen (1933) but a forma by A.M. Clark (1974)  
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
Date
action
by
2008-12-29 02:59:07Z
created
2017-03-20 21:58:50Z
changed

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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]  OpenAccess publication 

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]  OpenAccess publication 

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]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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]