WoRMS name details
Asterias spinosa Bruzelius, 1805
379639 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379639)
unaccepted (Homonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bruzelius, N. (1805). Dissertatio sistens species cognitas asteriarum, quam. sub praesidio D. M. And. J. Retzii. pro laurea modeste exhibet Nicolaus Bruzelius. 1-37. Lundae., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN634528459
page(s): 18 [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
Homonymy A junior homonym of A. spinosa Pennant, 1777 and replaced by Echinaster (Othilia) echinophora Lamarck, 1816...
Homonymy A junior homonym of A. spinosa Pennant, 1777 and replaced by Echinaster (Othilia) echinophora Lamarck, 1816 (Echinasteridae) according to Fisher (1919). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias spinosa Bruzelius, 1805. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379639 on 2026-01-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Bruzelius, N. (1805). Dissertatio sistens species cognitas asteriarum, quam. sub praesidio D. M. And. J. Retzii. pro laurea modeste exhibet Nicolaus Bruzelius. 1-37. Lundae., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN634528459
page(s): 18 [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
From editor or global species database
Homonymy A junior homonym of A. spinosa Pennant, 1777 and replaced by Echinaster (Othilia) echinophora Lamarck, 1816 (Echinasteridae) according to Fisher (1919). [details]
