Deep-Sea taxon details
Phrissocystis A. Agassiz, 1898
- Species Phrissocystis aculeata A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Argopatagus aculeata (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Argopatagus by Schultz (2009))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, A. (1898). Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of Central America to the Galápagos, to the the west coast of México, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission Streamer "Albatross", during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z. L. Tanner, U.S.N., Commanding. XXIII. Preliminary report on the Echini. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 32, 71-86., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30426278#page/185/mode/1up [details]
Status Argopatagus A. Agassiz, 1879 and Phrissocystis A. Agassiz, 1898 are similar in all respects other than that Argopatagus has...
Status Argopatagus A. Agassiz, 1879 and Phrissocystis A. Agassiz, 1898 are similar in all respects other than that Argopatagus has a subanal fasciole whereas Phrissocystis does not. Mortensen (1950: p. 222) suggested that these two might be synonymous, but kept them separate pending further investigation. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Phrissocystis A. Agassiz, 1898. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512940 on 2026-05-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Phrissocystis A. Agassiz, 1898. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512940 on 2026-05-16
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Agassiz, A. (1898). Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of Central America to the Galápagos, to the the west coast of México, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission Streamer "Albatross", during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z. L. Tanner, U.S.N., Commanding. XXIII. Preliminary report on the Echini. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 32, 71-86., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30426278#page/185/mode/1up [details]
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Status Argopatagus A. Agassiz, 1879 and Phrissocystis A. Agassiz, 1898 are similar in all respects other than that Argopatagus has a subanal fasciole whereas Phrissocystis does not. Mortensen (1950: p. 222) suggested that these two might be synonymous, but kept them separate pending further investigation. [details]
