African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Comissia Clark, 1909

Comissia luetkeni HOLOTYPE USNM 25513

AphiaID

204393 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204393)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Phanogeniini White & Messing, 2001 (in White et al., 2001)

Synonymised names

Commissia · unaccepted (Misspelling?)

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Species Comissia hartmeyeri AH Clark, 1912 accepted as Comanthus wahlbergii (Müller, 1843) (synonym)
Species Comissia serrata Gislén, 1938 accepted as Comanthus wahlbergii (Müller, 1843) (synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

Clark, A. H. (1909). Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.36-1685.493 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Comissia Clark, 1909. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204393 on 2026-04-09

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Comissia Clark, 1909. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204393 on 2026-04-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-11-11 01:14:46Z

created

Onyango, Eunice

2000-09-26 07:19:20Z

changed

Garcia, Maria

2006-09-08 06:50:23Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2007-10-10 11:56:07Z

changed

Messing, Charles

2009-04-23 09:17:06Z

changed

Messing, Charles

2015-01-09 03:39:36Z

changed

Messing, Charles

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original description Clark, A. H. (1909). Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.36-1685.493 [details]

basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]