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RAS taxon details

Lysasterias belgicae (Ludwig, 1903)

AphiaID

172661 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172661)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Lysasterias Fisher, 1908

Original name

Anasterias belgicae Ludwig, 1903

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) Ludwig, H. (1903). Seesterne. Résultats du voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899. Rapports scientifiques. 1-72 and 7 plates., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=20768
page(s): 51 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Lysasterias belgicae (Ludwig, 1903). Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172661 on 2025-08-13

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Lysasterias belgicae (Ludwig, 1903). Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172661 on 2025-08-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-12 13:53:46Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-12-29 02:59:07Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Ludwig, H. (1903). Seesterne. Résultats du voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899. Rapports scientifiques. 1-72 and 7 plates., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=20768
page(s): 51 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Ludwig, H. (1903). Seesterne. Résultats du voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899. Rapports scientifiques. 1-72 and 7 plates., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=20768 [details]

basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors