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Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876

AphiaID

152501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152501)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Typetaxon of

Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876

Parent

Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876

Original name

Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876

Direct children (2)

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Subspecies Leptychaster kerguelenensis kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876
Subspecies Leptychaster kerguelenensis mendosus (Koehler, 1923)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Smith, E. A. (1876). Descriptions of species of Asteridae and Ophiuridae from Kerguelen Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4th series,vol.17: 105-113., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267007
page(s): 110 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152501 on 2025-04-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152501 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-12 09:49:49Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2008-06-11 12:57:51Z

checked

Danis, Bruno

2009-01-17 01:37:51Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2011-01-14 06:53:15Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Smith, E. A. (1876). Descriptions of species of Asteridae and Ophiuridae from Kerguelen Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4th series,vol.17: 105-113., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267007
page(s): 110 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

basis of record Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]