WoRMS taxon details
Hymenodiscus fragilis (Fisher, 1906)
381774 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381774)
accepted
Species
Brisinga fragilis Fisher, 1906 · unaccepted
Brisingella fragilis (Fisher, 1906) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Brisinga fragilis Fisher, 1906) Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1115 [details]
page(s): 1115 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Hymenodiscus fragilis (Fisher, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381774 on 2026-01-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Brisinga fragilis Fisher, 1906) Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1115 [details]
page(s): 1115 [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
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (4 records) (from synonym Brisingella fragilis (Fisher, 1906))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (9 records) (from synonym Brisinga fragilis Fisher, 1906)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 21194) (from synonym Brisinga fragilis Fisher, 1906)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (9 records) (from synonym Brisinga fragilis Fisher, 1906)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 21194) (from synonym Brisinga fragilis Fisher, 1906)