WoRMS taxon details
Myxaster medusa (Fisher, 1913)
292734 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292734)
accepted
Species
Asthenactis medusa Fisher, 1913 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asthenactis medusa Fisher, 1913) Fisher, W.K. (1913). New starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the Untied States National Museum 46: 201-224, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761999#page/261/mode/1up
page(s): 224 [details]
page(s): 224 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Myxaster medusa (Fisher, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292734 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Asthenactis medusa Fisher, 1913) Fisher, W.K. (1913). New starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the Untied States National Museum 46: 201-224, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761999#page/261/mode/1up
page(s): 224 [details]
new combination reference Fisher, W.K. (1919). Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 3(100): 1-547. 156 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7666959
page(s): 454 [details]
page(s): 224 [details]
new combination reference Fisher, W.K. (1919). Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 3(100): 1-547. 156 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7666959
page(s): 454 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
