Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Euryalida > Family Asteronychidae > Genus Asteronyx

Asteronyx loveni Müller & Troschel, 1842

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

AsteronyxMüller & Troschel, 1842accepted genus name
Ophiuropsis Studer, 1884 synonym

Species group names

Asteronyx Cooperi Bell, 1909 synonym
Asteronyx dispar Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 synonym
Asteronyx locardi Koehler, 1895 synonym
Ophiuropsis lymani Studer, 1884 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Swedish: piprensarormstjärna

Literature

original description

Müller, J.H.; Troschel, F.H. 1842. System der Asteriden. , 1-134. Vieweg: Braunschweig

basis of record

Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp.

additional source

Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp.

additional source

Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. 2009. Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbres, sea lilies, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400.

additional source

Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

additional source

North East Atlantic Taxa

additional source

Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 336-351

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
GenBank (10 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Marine Life Information Network - UK
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Asteronyx loveni Müller & Troschel, 1842. In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124951

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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GUID

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Last modified

2007-07-18 by Sabine Stöhr

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