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Asteronyx loveni Müller & Troschel, 1842

124951  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124951)

accepted
Species
Asteronyx Cooperi Bell, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asteronyx locardi Koehler, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiuraster patersoni Litvinova, 1998 · unaccepted (Junior synonym)
Ophiuropsis lymani Studer, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Distribution In more than 100 m depth, clinging to sea pens and gorgonians towards the edge of the continental shelf and in some...  
Distribution In more than 100 m depth, clinging to sea pens and gorgonians towards the edge of the continental shelf and in some Scottish sea lochs.
Almost cosmopolitan in depths of 100 to 1800 m. [details]

Distribution General distribution: temperate, discontinuous (Pacific and Atlantic Oceans), depth range 62-2963 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).  
Distribution General distribution: temperate, discontinuous (Pacific and Atlantic Oceans), depth range 62-2963 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also recorded in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Asteronyx loveni Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124951 on 2024-10-11
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2007-02-26 14:50:06Z
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2007-07-18 12:17:12Z
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original description 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 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Ophiuropsis lymani Studer, 1884) Studer, T. (1884). Verzeichnis der während der Reise S.M.S. “Gazelle” um die Erde, 1874-76 gesammelten Asteriden und Euryaliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 2, 1-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30985642 [details]   

original description  (of Ophiuraster patersoni Litvinova, 1998) Litvinova, N. M. 1998. Two new species of the genus Ophiuraster (Ophiurinae, Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata) from French collections and some remarks on the genus. Zoosystema, 20(3), 439-444. [details]   

original description  (of Asteronyx Cooperi Bell, 1909) Bell, F. J. 1909. Report on the echinoderma (other than holothurians) collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner in the western parts of the Indian Ocean. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2nd Series: Zoology 13, 17-22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16398922 [details]   

original description  (of Asteronyx dispar Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) Lütken, C. F.; Mortensen, T. (1899). Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and Southern America and off the Galapagos Islands. XXV. The Ophiuridae. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 23(2): 97-208., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28891692 [details]   

original description  (of Asteronyx locardi Koehler, 1895) Koehler, R. (1895). Dragages profonds executes a bord du Caudan dans le Golfe de Gascogne. Rapport préliminaire sur le Échinodermes. <em>Revue biologique du Nord de la France.</em> 7: 439-496., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/revuebiologiqued07lill
page(s): 470 [details]   

context source (Deepsea) Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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]   

additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]   

additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype (of Asteronyx dispar Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) MCZ OPH-2816 [details]
Syntype (of Asteronyx dispar Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) MCZ OPH-2875 [details]
Syntype (of Asteronyx dispar Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) MCZ OPH-2876 [details]
Syntype SMNH Type-3287, geounit Kattegat [details]
Syntype SMNH Type-3288, geounit Finnmark [details]
Syntype SMNH Type-3732, geounit Kattegat [details]
Unverified
Breeding Large eggs, probably direct development [details]

Distribution In more than 100 m depth, clinging to sea pens and gorgonians towards the edge of the continental shelf and in some Scottish sea lochs.
Almost cosmopolitan in depths of 100 to 1800 m. [details]

Distribution General distribution: temperate, discontinuous (Pacific and Atlantic Oceans), depth range 62-2963 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also recorded in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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LanguageName 
English Pipe-cleaner brittlestar  [details]
Japanese キヌガサモヅル  [details]
Russian Астероникс Ловена  [details]
Swedish piprensarormstjärna  [details]