WoRMS taxon details
Freyella benthophila Sladen, 1889
123690 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123690)
accepted
Species
Belgicella racowitzana Ludwig, 1903 · unaccepted (Synonymized by Zhang et al. 2023)
Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889) · unaccepted
Freyellidea benthophila (Sladen, 1889) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 641 [details]
page(s): 641 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Freyella benthophila Sladen, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123690 on 2026-09-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 641 [details]
original description (of Belgicella racowitzana Ludwig, 1903) Ludwig, H. (1903). Seesterne. <em>Résultats du voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899. Rapports scientifiques.</em> 1-72 and 7 plates., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=20768
page(s): 59 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Downey, M. E. (1986). Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida (Echinodermata:Asteroidea), with description of a new genus and family. <i>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology</i>. (435): 1-57., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.435 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 641 [details]
original description (of Belgicella racowitzana Ludwig, 1903) Ludwig, H. (1903). Seesterne. <em>Résultats du voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899. Rapports scientifiques.</em> 1-72 and 7 plates., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=20768
page(s): 59 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Downey, M. E. (1986). Revision of the Atlantic Brisingida (Echinodermata:Asteroidea), with description of a new genus and family. <i>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology</i>. (435): 1-57., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.435 [details] Available for editors
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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
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Freyastera benthophila) (from synonym Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Freyella benthophila)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889))
To PESI (from synonym Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Belgicella racowitzana Ludwig, 1903)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records) (from synonym Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Freyastera benthophila) (from synonym Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Freyella benthophila)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889))
To PESI (from synonym Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Belgicella racowitzana Ludwig, 1903)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records) (from synonym Freyastera benthophila (Sladen, 1889))
