Asteroidea name details
Luidia africana Sladen, 1889
123918 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123918)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 256 [details]
page(s): 256 [details]
Status A subspecies according to A.M. Clark (1982).
Distribution Also reported from Morocco and Ivory coast (Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976).
Status A subspecies according to A.M. Clark (1982). [details]
Distribution Also reported from Morocco and Ivory coast (Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976).
Distribution Also reported from Morocco and Ivory coast (Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Luidia africana Sladen, 1889. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123918 on 2025-05-02
original description
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): 256 [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]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
page(s): 256 [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]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type, geounit False Bay (South Africa) [details]
