Hong Kong Register of Marine Species - Anthenea difficilis Liao in Liao & Clark, 1995

HKRMS name details

Anthenea difficilis Liao in Liao & Clark, 1995

AphiaID

865837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:865837)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (transferred to Gymnanthenea by Fujita & Rowe (2002))

Accepted name

Gymnanthenea difficilis (Liao in Liao & Clark, 1995)

Rank

Species

Parent

Anthenea Gray, 1840

Original name

Anthenea difficilis Liao in Liao & Clark, 1995

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Liao,Y. and Clark, A.M. (1995). The Echinoderms of Southern China. Science Press, Beijing.614 pp. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Anthenea difficilis Liao in Liao & Clark, 1995. Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865837 on 2026-05-14

Regional species database citation

Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Anthenea difficilis Liao in Liao & Clark, 1995. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865837 on 2026-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

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2015-12-14 20:30:36Z

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Sources (2)

original description Liao,Y. and Clark, A.M. (1995). The Echinoderms of Southern China. Science Press, Beijing.614 pp. [details]

context source (HKRMS) Wai, T. C., Ng, W. C., Leung, K. M. Y. & Williams, G. A. (2011). Stock and ecological status of echinoderms in Hong Kong: evaluation of effectiveness of marine protected areas using sea urchins as model organism. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]