| Status | | accepted |
Record status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Species |
| Parent | | Antedon de Freminville, 1811 |
Synonymised taxa | |
Alecto europaea Leach
Antedon duebeni Böhlsche, 1866 (synonym)
Antedon gorgonia de Freminville, 1811 (synonym)
Antedon maroccana A.H. Clark, 1910 (synonym)
Asterias bifida Pennant, 1777 (synonym)
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| Sources | |
basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source: Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details]
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Vernacular Names | | | Language | Name | | |
English |
Rosy feather-star |
[details] |
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| Environment | | marine |
| Distribution | | Algeria (from synonym) [details]
Atlantic Coast of France [details]
Azores [details]
British Isles [details]
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
English Channel [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Lossini (from synonym) [details]
Manche [details]
Portugal [details]
Portugese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Shetlands [details]
Tunisia (from synonym) [details]
United Kingdom [details]
West Africa [details]
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| Links | | BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To GenBank
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To ITIS
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| Notes | |
Breeding: Eggs, attached to genital pinnules, hatch to barrel-shaped ciliated larva; settlement stage is pentacrinoid. All seasons? [details]
Distribution: Sublitoral, from low intertidal to more than 100 m, often clinging to rocks, etc. in places with strong currents. [details]
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| Image | |
Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777) added on 2006-08-09 - author: IMARES qualitystatus: not checked |
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| | | Citation: Hansson, H. (2009). Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777). In: Mah, C.L. (2009). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124201 on 2010-09-02 |
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