WoRMS taxon details
Salmacis bicolor L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
212445 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212445)
accepted
Species
Salmacis globatrix Lovén, 1887 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Salmacis rubrotinctus Grube, 1868 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Salmacis varius L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
- Subspecies Salmacis bicolor bicolor L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
- Subspecies Salmacis bicolor rarispina L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
- Forma Salmacis bicolor f. typica Mortensen, 1904 accepted as Salmacis bicolor typica Mortensen, 1904 † (currently treated as subspecies)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L.; Desor, P. J. (1846). Catalogue raisonné des familles, des genres, et des espèces de la classe des échinodermes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie.</em> 6: 305-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13408315
page(s): 359 [details]
page(s): 359 [details]
Description Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan...
Description Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Salmacis bicolor L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212445 on 2026-08-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Agassiz, L.; Desor, P. J. (1846). Catalogue raisonné des familles, des genres, et des espèces de la classe des échinodermes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie.</em> 6: 305-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13408315
page(s): 359 [details]
original description (of Salmacis globatrix Lovén, 1887) Lovén, S. 1887. On the Species of Echinoidea described by Linnæus in his work "Museum Ludivicæ ulricæ". Bihang Till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 13, 1-185.
page(s): 72-73 [details]
original description (of Salmacis rubrotinctus Grube, 1868) Grube, A. E. (1868). Asthenosoma varium. <i>Jahresbericht und Abhandlungen der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur</i>. 45 (1867), 42-44., available online at https://archive.org/stream/verzeichnissder00kultgoog#page/n322/mode/2up/search/grube
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Salmacis varius L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) Agassiz, L.; Desor, P. J. (1846). Catalogue raisonné des familles, des genres, et des espèces de la classe des échinodermes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie.</em> 6: 305-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13408315
page(s): 359 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
page(s): 359 [details]
original description (of Salmacis globatrix Lovén, 1887) Lovén, S. 1887. On the Species of Echinoidea described by Linnæus in his work "Museum Ludivicæ ulricæ". Bihang Till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 13, 1-185.
page(s): 72-73 [details]
original description (of Salmacis rubrotinctus Grube, 1868) Grube, A. E. (1868). Asthenosoma varium. <i>Jahresbericht und Abhandlungen der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur</i>. 45 (1867), 42-44., available online at https://archive.org/stream/verzeichnissder00kultgoog#page/n322/mode/2up/search/grube
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Salmacis varius L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) Agassiz, L.; Desor, P. J. (1846). Catalogue raisonné des familles, des genres, et des espèces de la classe des échinodermes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie.</em> 6: 305-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13408315
page(s): 359 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 2. Camarodonta. I. Orthopsidæ, Glyphocyphidæ, Temnopleuridæ and Toxopneustidæ. vii+553 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 112-116 [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
[request]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 2. Camarodonta. I. Orthopsidæ, Glyphocyphidæ, Temnopleuridæ and Toxopneustidæ. vii+553 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 112-116 [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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MCZ 1464 [details]
Unreviewed
Description Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]Type locality Bombay.
Type specie of the genus Salmacis L. Agassiz, 1841 (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Salmacis bicolor)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (25 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Salmacis bicolor)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (25 records)
From editor or global species database
