African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Massinium Samyn & Thandar, 2003

AfReMaS taxon details

Massinium Samyn & Thandar, 2003

AphiaID

390820 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390820)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Phyllophoridae Östergren, 1907

Direct children (2)

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Species Massinium arthroprocessum (Thandar, 1989)
Species Massinium dissimilis (Cherbonnier, 1988)

Environment

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

Original description

Samyn, Y. & Thandar, A. S. (2003). Massinium, a new genus in the family Phyllophoridae (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida) with description of a new south-west Indian Ocean species M. maculosum. <em>Belgian Journal of Zoology.</em> 133(2): 135-142. [details]

Taxonomic citation

AfReMaS (2025). Massinium Samyn & Thandar, 2003. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390820 on 2026-07-14

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. Massinium Samyn & Thandar, 2003. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390820 on 2026-07-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-06 09:45:08Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2012-11-15 00:36:24Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

2013-06-10 08:43:23Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

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original description Samyn, Y. & Thandar, A. S. (2003). Massinium, a new genus in the family Phyllophoridae (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida) with description of a new south-west Indian Ocean species M. maculosum. <em>Belgian Journal of Zoology.</em> 133(2): 135-142. [details]

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Introduced: alien

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