WoRMS name details
Asterina cepheus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
213129 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213129)
unaccepted
Species
- Variety Asterina cepheus var. iranica Mortensen, 1940 accepted as Asterina iranica Mortensen, 1940 accepted as Aquilonastra iranica (Mortensen, 1940)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asteriscus cepheus Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 41 [details]
page(s): 41 [details]
Distribution Also distributed in Gilbert Islands, Okinawa, Seleo Island (Clark, 1954), Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). General...
Distribution Also distributed in Gilbert Islands, Okinawa, Seleo Island (Clark, 1954), Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). General distribution: tropical, west Pacific Ocean, Indo-Malayan Region. Depth range 0-70 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Asterina cepheus (Müller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213129 on 2024-03-19
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Garcia, Maria
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original description
(of Asteriscus cepheus Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 41 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Walenkamp, J.H.C. (1990). Systematics and zoogeography of Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Zoologische Verhandelingen 261, Leiden. 86 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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]
page(s): 41 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Walenkamp, J.H.C. (1990). Systematics and zoogeography of Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Zoologische Verhandelingen 261, Leiden. 86 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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]
From other sources
Distribution Also distributed in Gilbert Islands, Okinawa, Seleo Island (Clark, 1954), Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). General distribution: tropical, west Pacific Ocean, Indo-Malayan Region. Depth range 0-70 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]Remark Type locality: Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia. Holotype in Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France) (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Treated as a subspecie of Asterina burtoni in James & Pearse (1969). Sometimes erroneously referred to as A. cephea. Asterina cepheus (Valenciennes) in Ludwig (1899).Asterina cephea Valenciennes in Decary (1924).Asterina cephea (Müller & Troschel, 1842) in Clark (1954). [details]