WoRMS taxon details
Euryale purpurea Mortensen, 1934
244390 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:244390)
accepted
Species
Astrophyton purpurea (Mortensen, 1934) · unaccepted (erroneous combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Mortensen, T. (1934). Echinoderms of Hong Kong. <em>Hong Kong Naturalist Suppl.</em> 3, 3-14, 8 pls. [details]
Holotype , geounit Hong Kong
Holotype, geounit Hong Kong [details]
Taxonomy The name Euryale has been stabilized by Stöhr (2011) over its homonym Euryale Oken, 1815.
Taxonomy The name Euryale has been stabilized by Stöhr (2011) over its homonym Euryale Oken, 1815.
[details]
[details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Euryale purpurea Mortensen, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244390 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Mortensen, T. (1934). Echinoderms of Hong Kong. <em>Hong Kong Naturalist Suppl.</em> 3, 3-14, 8 pls. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Liao,Y. and Clark, A.M. (1995). The Echinoderms of Southern China. Science Press, Beijing.614 pp.
page(s): 160 [details]
page(s): 160 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Clark, A. M. (1982). Echinoderms of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 485-501. [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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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

Holotype, geounit Hong Kong [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy The name Euryale has been stabilized by Stöhr (2011) over its homonym Euryale Oken, 1815.[details]