Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Amphiura Forbes, 1843

Amphiura 1

AphiaID

123613 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123613)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843

Type taxon of

Amphiuridae Ljungman, 1867

Parent

Amphiuridae Ljungman, 1867

Synonymised names

Pandelia Fell, 1962 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Subgenus Amphiura (Amphiura) Forbes, 1843
1. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) acrisia H.L. Clark, 1938
2. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) albella Mortensen, 1933
3. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) ambigua Koehler, 1905
4. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) angularis Lyman, 1879
5. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) atlantica Ljungman, 1867
6. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) candida Ljungman, 1867
7. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) capensis Ljungman, 1867
8. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) clausadae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
9. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) corona Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
10. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) dejectoides H.L. Clark, 1939
11. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) diomedeae Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
12. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869
13. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) incana Lyman, 1879
14. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) leptotata H.L. Clark, 1915
15. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) linearis Mortensen, 1933
16. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) lorioli (Koehler, 1897)
17. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) luetkeni Duncan, 1879
18. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) madecassae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
19. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) micra H.L. Clark, 1938
20. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) plantei Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
21. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) simonsi A.M. Clark, 1952
22. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) uncinata Koehler, 1904
23. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) velox Koehler, 1910
24. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) duncani Lyman, 1882 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) luetkeni Duncan, 1879 (Was a replacement name for A. luetkeni Duncan, when Amphiura was a synonym of Amphipholis.)
25. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) inhacensis J.B. Balinsky, 1957 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) dejectoides H.L. Clark, 1939 (synonym)
Subgenus Amphiura (Fellaria) A.M. Clark, 1970
1. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) africana (J.B. Balinsky, 1957)
2. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915)
Subgenus Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) Düben & Koren, 1846
1. Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis (H.L. Clark, 1938)
Species Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843
Species Amphiura crispa Mortensen, 1940
Species Amphiura ficta Koehler, 1910
Species Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Amphiura senegalensis Madsen, 1970
Species Amphiura duncani Lyman, 1882 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) luetkeni Duncan, 1879 (Was a replacement name for A. luetkeni Duncan, 1879)
Species Amphiura hastata (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Amphioplus hastatus (Ljungman, 1867) represented as Amphioplus (Lymanella) hastatus (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphiura inhacensis J.B. Balinsky, 1957 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) dejectoides H.L. Clark, 1939 (synonym, alternate representation)
Species Amphiura kalki Balinsky, 1957 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) candida Ljungman, 1867 (synonymized by A.M. Clark (1974))
Species Amphiura sexradiata Koehler, 1930 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) velox Koehler, 1910 (synonym)
Species Amphiura acrisia H.L. Clark, 1938 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) acrisia H.L. Clark, 1938
Species Amphiura africana J.B. Balinsky, 1957 represented as Amphiura (Fellaria) africana (J.B. Balinsky, 1957)
Species Amphiura albella Mortensen, 1933 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) albella Mortensen, 1933
Species Amphiura ambigua Koehler, 1905 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) ambigua Koehler, 1905
Species Amphiura candida Ljungman, 1867 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) candida Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphiura clausadae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) clausadae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
Species Amphiura corona Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) corona Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
Species Amphiura diomedeae Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) diomedeae Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Species Amphiura grandisquama Lyman, 1869 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869
Species Amphiura incana Lyman, 1879 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) incana Lyman, 1879
Species Amphiura leptotata H.L. Clark, 1915 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) leptotata H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Amphiura linearis Mortensen, 1933 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) linearis Mortensen, 1933
Species Amphiura lorioli (Koehler, 1897) represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) lorioli (Koehler, 1897)
Species Amphiura luetkeni Duncan, 1879 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) luetkeni Duncan, 1879
Species Amphiura madecassae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) madecassae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
Species Amphiura micra H.L. Clark, 1938 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) micra H.L. Clark, 1938
Species Amphiura octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915) represented as Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915)
Species Amphiura plantei Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) plantei Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
Species Amphiura simonsi A.M. Clark, 1952 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) simonsi A.M. Clark, 1952
Species Amphiura tenuis (H.L. Clark, 1938) represented as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis (H.L. Clark, 1938)
Species Amphiura uncinata Koehler, 1904 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) uncinata Koehler, 1904

Environment

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

Original description

Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 150 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiura Forbes, 1843. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123613 on 2025-05-22

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Amphiura Forbes, 1843. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123613 on 2025-05-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

2007-09-17 13:16:00Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 150 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America. pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]