WoRMS taxon details
Bathyceramaster elegans (Ludwig, 1905)
887869 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:887869)
accepted
Species
Mediaster abyssi Ludwig, 1905 · unaccepted (A variety of M. elegans)
Mediaster elegans Ludwig, 1905 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Mediaster elegans Ludwig, 1905) Ludwig, H. (1905). Asteroidea. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 32: vii-xii, 1-292+ plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28866803
page(s): 125 [details]
page(s): 125 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Bathyceramaster elegans (Ludwig, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887869 on 2025-05-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mediaster elegans Ludwig, 1905) Ludwig, H. (1905). Asteroidea. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 32: vii-xii, 1-292+ plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28866803
page(s): 125 [details]
original description (of Mediaster abyssi Ludwig, 1905) Ludwig, H. (1905). Asteroidea. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 32: vii-xii, 1-292+ plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28866803
page(s): 128 [details]
new combination reference Mah, C.L. (2016). Deep-sea (>1000 m) Goniasteridae (Valvatida; Asteroidea) from the North Pacific, including an overview of <i>Sibogaster</i>,<i> Bathyceramaster</i> n. gen. and three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4175(2): 101-141., available online at http://mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4175.2.1 [details]
page(s): 125 [details]
original description (of Mediaster abyssi Ludwig, 1905) Ludwig, H. (1905). Asteroidea. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 32: vii-xii, 1-292+ plates., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28866803
page(s): 128 [details]
new combination reference Mah, C.L. (2016). Deep-sea (>1000 m) Goniasteridae (Valvatida; Asteroidea) from the North Pacific, including an overview of <i>Sibogaster</i>,<i> Bathyceramaster</i> n. gen. and three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4175(2): 101-141., available online at http://mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4175.2.1 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mediaster elegans Ludwig, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Mediaster elegans Ludwig, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 34443) (from synonym Mediaster elegans Ludwig, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Mediaster elegans Ludwig, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 34443) (from synonym Mediaster elegans Ludwig, 1905)
