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Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840

213303  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213303)

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Species
Linckia aegyptiaca von Martens, 1866 · unaccepted (lapsus for egyptiaca)
Linckia desjardinsi (Michelin, 1844) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Nardoa aegyptiaca Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (lapsus or alternative spelling )
Oreaster desjardinsi Michelin, 1844 · unaccepted (Ultimatley a synonym of G....)  
Ultimatley a synonym of G. egyptica according to Sladen (1889)
Scytaster aegyptiaca (Gray, 1840) · unaccepted (lapsus (alternative spelling) for...)  
lapsus (alternative spelling) for egyptiaca Gray
Scytaster zodiacalis Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym according to Perrier (1875))

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Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 286 [details]   

(of Scytaster aegyptiaca (Gray, 1840)) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 286 [details]   
Description Also distributed in Gilbert Islands (Clark, 1954); Ceylon bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China, south Japan...  
Description Also distributed in Gilbert Islands (Clark, 1954); Ceylon bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213303 on 2024-04-23
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1997-02-03 23:00:00Z
created
2000-09-26 07:19:20Z
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Garcia, Maria
2008-10-24 18:54:18Z
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2009-10-10 16:17:40Z
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original description Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 286 [details]   

original description  (of Oreaster desjardinsi Michelin, 1844) Michelin, H. (1844). Description de quatre Echinides et Stellérides nouvelles, ex-traite d'un catalogue raisonné des Zoophytes , Echinides et Stellérides recueillis par MM. J. Desjardins et Mathieu , à Vile de France (aujourd'hui île Maurice). <em>Revue Zoologique par la Societe Cuvierienne.</em> 7: 173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2284857
page(s): 173 [details]   

original description  (of Linckia aegyptiaca von Martens, 1866) Martens von, E. (1866). Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des indischen Archipels. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 32: 57-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827 [details]   

original description  (of Nardoa aegyptiaca Sladen, 1889) 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 [details]   

original description  (of Scytaster aegyptiaca (Gray, 1840)) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 286 [details]   

original description  (of Scytaster zodiacalis 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): 35 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

source of synonymy Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description Also distributed in Gilbert Islands (Clark, 1954); Ceylon bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Remark Type species of the genus Gomophia Gray, 1840 (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]