The World Asteroidea Database - Ophidiaster flaccidus Lutken, 1859

WoRMS name details

Ophidiaster flaccidus Lutken, 1859

AphiaID

378721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378721)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))

Accepted name

Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840

Rank

Species

Parent

Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836

Original name

Ophidiaster flaccidus Lutken, 1859

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Lutken, C. (1859). Bidrag til Kundskab om de ved Kysterne af Mellem-og Syd-America levende arter af Sostjerner. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1859: 25-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35800406
page(s): 86 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Ophidiaster flaccidus Lutken, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378721 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-25 15:21:38Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Lutken, C. (1859). Bidrag til Kundskab om de ved Kysterne af Mellem-og Syd-America levende arter af Sostjerner. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1859: 25-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35800406
page(s): 86 [details]

From editor or global species database

Synonymy A synonym of Ophidiaster guildingi Gray, 1840 according to Lutken (1871) but of Linckia guildingi Gray 1840 according to H.L. Clark (1921). [?lapsus] [details]