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AfReMaS taxon details
Amphiura (Amphiura) candida
Ljungman, 1867
AphiaID
243018
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243018)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Echinodermata
(Phylum)
Asterozoa
(Subphylum)
Ophiuroidea
(Class)
Myophiuroida
(Subclass)
Metophiurida
(Infraclass)
Ophintegrida
(Superorder)
Amphilepidida
(Order)
Gnathophiurina
(Suborder)
Amphiuroidea
(Superfamily)
Amphiuridae
(Family)
Amphiura
(Genus)
Amphiura (Amphiura)
(Subgenus)
Amphiura (Amphiura) candida
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Amphiura (Amphiura)
Forbes, 1843
Original name
Amphiura candida
Ljungman, 1867
Synonymised names
Amphiura candida
Ljungman, 1867
·
alternative representation
Amphiura kalki
Balinsky, 1957
·
unaccepted
(synonymized by A.M. Clark (1974))
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
(of
Amphiura candida
Ljungman, 1867
)
Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database.
Amphiura (Amphiura) candida
Ljungman, 1867. 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=243018 on 2026-09-18
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.
Amphiura (Amphiura) candida
Ljungman, 1867. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243018 on 2026-09-18
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z
created
Stöhr, Sabine
2022-04-04 15:13:00Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
[taxonomic tree]
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Sources (3)
Documented distribution (10)
Attributes (4)
Links (2)
original description
(of
Amphiura kalki
Balinsky, 1957
)
Balinsky, J.B. (1957). The Ophiuroidea of Inhaca Island. Ann. Natal Mus. 14: 1-33.
(look up in
IMIS
)
[details]
original description
(of
Amphiura candida
Ljungman, 1867
)
Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761
[details]
basis of record
Stöhr Sabine
(look up in
IMIS
)
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Definitions
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
(from synonym
Amphiura candida
Ljungman, 1867
)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
(from synonym
Amphiura kalki
Balinsky, 1957
)
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