BeRMS taxon details
Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843
125073 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125073)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details] 
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125073 on 2026-03-24
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125073 on 2026-03-24
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original description
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [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]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [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]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | brittlestar | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | grov mudderslangestjerne | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | grov gjørmeslangestjerne | [details] |
| Swedish | fjällig trådormstjärna | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphiura chiajei)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843; NON-TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9473951)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (10 records)
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphiura chiajei)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843; NON-TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9473951)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (10 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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