The World Asteroidea Database - Asterias germaini (Philippi, 1858)

Asteroidea name details

Asterias germaini (Philippi, 1858)

AphiaID

379341 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379341)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym)

Accepted Name

Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858)

Rank

Species

Parent

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Orig. name

Asteracanthion germaini Philippi, 1858

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Asteracanthion germaini Philippi, 1858) Philippi, A. (1858). Beschreibungen einiger neuer Seesterne aus dem Meere von Chiloe. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 24(1), 264-268., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13715200
page(s): 266 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias germaini (Philippi, 1858). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379341 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-02 07:36:37Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2024-03-08 03:26:49Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)
Notes (1)

original description (of Asteracanthion germaini Philippi, 1858) Philippi, A. (1858). Beschreibungen einiger neuer Seesterne aus dem Meere von Chiloe. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 24(1), 264-268., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13715200
page(s): 266 [details]

From editor or global species database

Synonymy Probably a forma of Cosmasterias lurida according to Fisher (1940). [details]