The World Asteroidea Database - Melia variolata (Bruzelius, 1805)

WoRMS name details

Melia variolata (Bruzelius, 1805)

AphiaID

378683 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378683)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Nardoa variolata (Bruzelius, 1805)

Rank

Species

Parent

Melia Gistel, 1848 accepted as Nardoa Gray, 1840

Original name

Asterias variolata Bruzelius, 1805

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Asterias variolata Bruzelius, 1805) Bruzelius, N. (1805). Dissertatio sistens species cognitas asteriarum, quam. sub praesidio D. M. And. J. Retzii. pro laurea modeste exhibet Nicolaus Bruzelius. 1-37. Lundae., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN634528459
page(s): 19 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Melia variolata (Bruzelius, 1805). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378683 on 2025-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-25 05:29:20Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-27 17:28:04Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2018-01-30 01:51:35Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2023-12-27 14:10:46Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Asterias variolata Bruzelius, 1805) Bruzelius, N. (1805). Dissertatio sistens species cognitas asteriarum, quam. sub praesidio D. M. And. J. Retzii. pro laurea modeste exhibet Nicolaus Bruzelius. 1-37. Lundae., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN634528459
page(s): 19 [details]

new combination reference Gistel, Johannes [Nepomuk Franz Xaver]. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs: für höhere Schulen. 1-216, i-xvi, pls. 1-32. Stuttgart. Scheitlin & Krais., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175526
page(s): 176 [details]