The World Asteroidea Database - Mediaster abyssi Ludwig, 1905

Asteroidea name details

Mediaster abyssi Ludwig, 1905

AphiaID

370857 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370857)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (A variety of M. elegans)

Accepted Name

Mediaster elegans Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Bathyceramaster elegans (Ludwig, 1905)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mediaster Stimpson, 1857

Orig. name

Mediaster abyssi Ludwig, 1905

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Ludwig, H. (1905). Asteroidea. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 32: vii-xii, 1-292+ plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28866803
page(s): 128 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Mediaster abyssi Ludwig, 1905. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370857 on 2024-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-07 02:46:14Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Ludwig, H. (1905). Asteroidea. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 32: vii-xii, 1-292+ plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28866803
page(s): 128 [details]