WoRMS name details
Diadema aff. antillarum Philippi, 1845
716529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716529)
unaccepted (in the meantime this species was formally named)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Status The Canary Island population of Diadema was considered to be specifically different from Diadema antillarum and...
Status The Canary Island population of Diadema was considered to be specifically different from Diadema antillarum and consistently named Diadema aff. antillarum in a number of papers on various aspects of the biology of that population. Future research is needed to clarify the status of this population (see also under Diadema africana) [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Diadema aff. antillarum Philippi, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716529 on 2024-09-24
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basis of record
Clemente, S. & Hernández, J.C. 2008. Influence of wave exposure and habitat complexity in determining spatial variation of the sea urchin Diadema aff. antillarum (Echinoidea: Diadematidae) populations and macro algal cover (Canary Islands - Eastern Atlantic Ocean). In: J.J. Alvarado & J. Cortés (eds), Estudio Latinamericanos en Equinodermos II. Revista Biologiá Tropical, 56/Suppl. 3, 229-254. [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Status The Canary Island population of Diadema was considered to be specifically different from Diadema antillarum and consistently named Diadema aff. antillarum in a number of papers on various aspects of the biology of that population. Future research is needed to clarify the status of this population (see also under Diadema africana) [details]