WoRMS taxon details
Luidia hardwicki (Gray, 1840)
213113 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213113)
accepted
Species
Luidia forficifer Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1953))
Petalaster hardwicki Gray, 1840 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Petalaster hardwicki Gray, 1840) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 183 [details]
page(s): 183 [details]
Description Description: five arms; superomarginal plates paxilliform, not distinguishable from the abactinal plates; oral plates with...
Description Description: five arms; superomarginal plates paxilliform, not distinguishable from the abactinal plates; oral plates with 4-5 bivalves pedicellariae (Sastry, 1995).
Habitat: sandy areas often burrowing into the surface (Sastry, 1995).
Also distributed in Se Arabia, Persian Gulf, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); India (West Bengal), Tamil Nadu and Maharashira (Sastry, 1995).
General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 8-220 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995; Sastry, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Habitat: sandy areas often burrowing into the surface (Sastry, 1995).
Also distributed in Se Arabia, Persian Gulf, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); India (West Bengal), Tamil Nadu and Maharashira (Sastry, 1995).
General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 8-220 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995; Sastry, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Luidia hardwicki (Gray, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213113 on 2024-11-12
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Garcia, Maria
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original description
(of Petalaster hardwicki Gray, 1840) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 183 [details]
original description (of Luidia forficifer Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 258 [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]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up [details]
page(s): 183 [details]
original description (of Luidia forficifer Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 258 [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]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Description: five arms; superomarginal plates paxilliform, not distinguishable from the abactinal plates; oral plates with 4-5 bivalves pedicellariae (Sastry, 1995).Habitat: sandy areas often burrowing into the surface (Sastry, 1995).
Also distributed in Se Arabia, Persian Gulf, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); India (West Bengal), Tamil Nadu and Maharashira (Sastry, 1995).
General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 8-220 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995; Sastry, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark Indian Ocean. Holotype in Natural History Museum, London (England) 1938.5.12.12 (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
