WoRMS taxon details
Astrophyton Fleming, 1828
123583 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123583)
accepted
Genus
- Species Astrophyton muricatum (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Astrophyton agassizi Stimpson, 1853 accepted as Gorgonocephalus arcticus Leach, 1819 (synonym)
- Species Astrophyton annulatum Matsumoto, 1912 accepted as Astrocladus annulatus (Matsumoto, 1912)
- Species Astrophyton arborescens Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astrophyton muricatum (Lamarck, 1816) (synonymised with A. costosum by Lyman (1865), a synonym of A. muricatum)
- Species Astrophyton aspera (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Euryale aspera Lamarck, 1816 (Astrophyton is a gorgoncephalid genus)
- Species Astrophyton australe Verrill, 1876 accepted as Conocladus australis (Verrill, 1876)
- Species Astrophyton cacaoticum Lyman, 1874 accepted as Astrogordius cacaoticus (Lyman, 1874) (synonym)
- Species Astrophyton caecilia Lütken, 1856 accepted as Astrocyclus caecilia (Lütken, 1856)
- Species Astrophyton caryi Lyman, 1860 accepted as Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Astrophyton chilense Philippi, 1858 accepted as Gorgonocephalus chilensis (Philippi, 1858)
- Species Astrophyton clavatum Lyman, 1861 accepted as Astroboa clavata (Lyman, 1861)
- Species Astrophyton coniferum Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Astrocladus coniferus (Döderlein, 1902)
- Species Astrophyton cornutum (Koehler, 1898) accepted as Astrocladus exiguus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Astrophyton costosum Seba, 1758 accepted as Astrophyton muricatum (Lamarck, 1816) (pre-Linnean, unavailable)
- Species Astrophyton elegans Koehler, 1905 accepted as Astroboa nuda (Lyman, 1874)
- Species Astrophyton eucnemis Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Astrophyton exiguus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Astrocladus exiguus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Astrophyton globiferum Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Astroboa globifera (Döderlein, 1902)
- Species Astrophyton gracile Koehler, 1905 accepted as Astroglymma sculptum (Döderlein, 1896) (synonymized by Döderlein (1927))
- Species Astrophyton krebsii Lütken, 1856 accepted as Astrocyclus caecilia (Lütken, 1856) (synonym acc. to H.L. Clark, 1915)
- Species Astrophyton lamarcki J. Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Gorgonocephalus lamarckii (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (misspelling)
- Species Astrophyton lamarckii Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Gorgonocephalus lamarckii (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Astrophyton linckii Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Astrophyton malmgreni Danielssen & Koren, 1877 accepted as Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Astrophyton mucronatum Lyman, 1869 accepted as Astracme mucronata (Lyman, 1869)
- Species Astrophyton nudum Lyman, 1874 accepted as Astroboa nuda (Lyman, 1874) (transferred to Astroboa by Döderlein (1911))
- Species Astrophyton panamense Verrill, 1867 accepted as Astrodictyum panamense (Verrill, 1867)
- Species Astrophyton pardalis Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Astrocladus pardalis (Döderlein, 1902) accepted as Astrocladus coniferus (Döderlein, 1902)
- Species Astrophyton pourtalesii Lyman, 1875 accepted as Gorgonocephalus chilensis (Philippi, 1858)
- Species Astrophyton purpurea (Mortensen, 1934) accepted as Euryale purpurea Mortensen, 1934 (erroneous combination)
- Species Astrophyton sculptum Döderlein, 1896 accepted as Astroglymma sculptum (Döderlein, 1896)
- Species Astrophyton scutatum Fleming, 1828 accepted as Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Astrophyton spinosum Lyman, 1875 accepted as Astrocaneum spinosum (Lyman, 1875)
- Species Astrophyton stimpsoni Verrill, 1869 accepted as Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Astrophyton verrucosum (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Astrocladus verrucosum (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Astrocladus exiguus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Astrocladus)
- Species Astrophyton elizabethae M'Intosh, 1866 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, this is a crinoid, not an ophiuroid)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Astrophyton Fleming, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123583 on 2024-11-21
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Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569 [details]
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]
subsequent type designation Lyman, T. (1865). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae. Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 1: 1-200., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4298745
page(s): 180 [details]
subsequent type designation Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32500336
page(s): 188; note: Clark states that he determined the type species by elimination, because the genus was now monotypic. [details]
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]
subsequent type designation Lyman, T. (1865). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae. Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 1: 1-200., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4298745
page(s): 180 [details]
subsequent type designation Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32500336
page(s): 188; note: Clark states that he determined the type species by elimination, because the genus was now monotypic. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
