Marine Species Traits - Molpadia africana (Ludwig in Ludwig & Heding, 1935)

Traits taxon details

Molpadia africana (Ludwig in Ludwig & Heding, 1935)

AphiaID

529534 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:529534)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Molpadia Cuvier, 1817

Original name

Trochostoma africanum Ludwig in Ludwig & Heding, 1935

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Ludwig, H. & Heding, S. G. (1935). Die Holothurien der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. I. Fußlose und dendrochirote Formen. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899. 24(2): 123–214 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Molpadia africana (Ludwig in Ludwig & Heding, 1935). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529534 on 2026-08-19

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Molpadia africana (Ludwig in Ludwig & Heding, 1935). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529534 on 2026-08-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-10-06 14:51:31Z

created

Paulay, Gustav

2016-02-24 09:29:00Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

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original description (of ) Ludwig, H. & Heding, S. G. (1935). Die Holothurien der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. I. Fußlose und dendrochirote Formen. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899. 24(2): 123–214 [details]

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