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Asterias caput-medusae Linnaeus, 1758

123722 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123722)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Echinodermata
  4. Asterozoa
  5. Asteroidea
  6. Ambuloasteroidea
  7. Neoasteroidea
  8. Forcipulatacea
  9. Forcipulatida
  10. Asteriidae
  11. Asterias
  12. Asterias caput-medusae
 unaccepted (synonym)
Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species
Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Asterias caput-medusae Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org/data../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123722 on 2026-08-17
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Asterias caput-medusae Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123722 on 2026-08-17
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hansson, Hans
2007-08-27 13:50:37Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2009-02-10 18:45:31Z
changed
Mah, Christopher
2009-02-23 15:08:23Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2019-06-28 09:36:14Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
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