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Mithrodia gigas Mortensen, 1935

212319  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212319)

 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mortensen, T. (1935). A new giant sea-star, <i>Mithrodia gigas</i> n. sp. from South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 32: 1-4. [details] 
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Mithrodia gigas Mortensen, 1935. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212319 on 2026-01-21
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. Mithrodia gigas Mortensen, 1935. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212319 on 2026-01-21
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2000-04-12 19:24:07Z
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2008-12-07 14:43:37Z
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original description Mortensen, T. (1935). A new giant sea-star, <i>Mithrodia gigas</i> n. sp. from South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 32: 1-4. [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