Ophiuroidea taxon details
Astrocladus africanus Mortensen, 1933
213436 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213436)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400. [details]
Note unknown; only one specimen recorded.
From other sources
Type locality unknown; only one specimen recorded. [details]
Distribution Distribution: South Africa, not known more precisely.
Distribution Distribution: South Africa, not known more precisely. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Astrocladus africanus Mortensen, 1933. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213436 on 2023-03-31
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Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality