WoRMS taxon details
Asthenosoma varium Grube, 1868
214654 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214654)
accepted
Species
Asthenosoma grubei A. Agassiz, 1879 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Asthenosoma heteractis Bedford, 1900 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Asthenosoma urens (Sarens, 1886) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Cyanosoma urens Sarasin, 1886 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
- Subspecies Asthenosoma varium album Mortensen, 1934
- Subspecies Asthenosoma varium varium Grube, 1868
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Grube, A. E. (1868). Asthenosoma varium. <i>Jahresbericht und Abhandlungen der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur</i>. 45 (1867), 42-44., available online at https://archive.org/stream/verzeichnissder00kultgoog#page/n322/mode/2up/search/grube
page(s): 42-43 [details]
page(s): 42-43 [details]
Note unknown, but has been assumed to be in the...
Unreviewed
Type locality unknown, but has been assumed to be in the 'East China Seas' (Clark & Rowe, 1971). Status and whereabouts undetermined (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Distribution Also distributed in Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe,...
Distribution Also distributed in Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-167 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-167 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Asthenosoma varium Grube, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214654 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Grube, A. E. (1868). Asthenosoma varium. <i>Jahresbericht und Abhandlungen der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur</i>. 45 (1867), 42-44., available online at https://archive.org/stream/verzeichnissder00kultgoog#page/n322/mode/2up/search/grube
page(s): 42-43 [details]
original description (of Asthenosoma grubei A. Agassiz, 1879) Agassiz, A. (1879). Preliminary report on the Echini of the Exploring Expedition of H.M.S "Challenger". Sir C. Wyville Thomson Chief of Civilian Staff. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> new series 6, 190-212., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8714483
page(s): 200-201 [details]
original description (of Asthenosoma heteractis Bedford, 1900) Bedford, F.P. (1900). On the echinoderms from Singapore and Malacca. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1900: 271-299., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35994537
page(s): 278-280; pl. 21: fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Cyanosoma urens Sarasin, 1886) Sarasin, C. F. & Sarasin, P. B. 1886. Über einen Lederigel aus dem Hafen von Trincomalie (Ceylon) und seinen Giftapparat. Zoologischer Anzeiger 9, 80-82., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/zoologischeranze91886caru
page(s): 80-82 [details]
basis of record Tortonese, E. (1977). Report on Echinoderms from the gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). Italian Journal of Zoology N.S. S. IX(12): 273-290. [details]
page(s): 42-43 [details]
original description (of Asthenosoma grubei A. Agassiz, 1879) Agassiz, A. (1879). Preliminary report on the Echini of the Exploring Expedition of H.M.S "Challenger". Sir C. Wyville Thomson Chief of Civilian Staff. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> new series 6, 190-212., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8714483
page(s): 200-201 [details]
original description (of Asthenosoma heteractis Bedford, 1900) Bedford, F.P. (1900). On the echinoderms from Singapore and Malacca. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1900: 271-299., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35994537
page(s): 278-280; pl. 21: fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Cyanosoma urens Sarasin, 1886) Sarasin, C. F. & Sarasin, P. B. 1886. Über einen Lederigel aus dem Hafen von Trincomalie (Ceylon) und seinen Giftapparat. Zoologischer Anzeiger 9, 80-82., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/zoologischeranze91886caru
page(s): 80-82 [details]
basis of record Tortonese, E. (1977). Report on Echinoderms from the gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). Italian Journal of Zoology N.S. S. IX(12): 273-290. [details]
Other
additional source
Mortensen, T. (1935). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. II. Bothriocidaroida, Melonechinoida, Lepidocentroida, and Stirodonta, 647 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 280-286 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. & de Ridder, C. 1998. Asthenosoma marisrubri n. sp. (Echinodermata, Echinoidea) from the Red Sea. Beaufortia 48, 27-46. [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
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page(s): 280-286 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. & de Ridder, C. 1998. Asthenosoma marisrubri n. sp. (Echinodermata, Echinoidea) from the Red Sea. Beaufortia 48, 27-46. [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Also distributed in Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-167 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Type locality unknown, but has been assumed to be in the 'East China Seas' (Clark & Rowe, 1971). Status and whereabouts undetermined (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Asthenosoma heteractis Bedford, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Asthenosoma grubei A. Agassiz, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Cyanosoma urens Sarasin, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Asthenosoma urens (Sarens, 1886))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Fire Urchin)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Fire Urchin)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Fire Urchin)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asthenosoma varium)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (41 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Asthenosoma grubei A. Agassiz, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Cyanosoma urens Sarasin, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Asthenosoma urens (Sarens, 1886))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Fire Urchin)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Fire Urchin)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Fire Urchin)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asthenosoma varium)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (41 records)
