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Amphiura (Acrocnida) brachiata (Montagu, 1804)

125193  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125193)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Amphilepidida (Order)
  10. Gnathophiurina (Suborder)
  11. Amphiuroidea (Superfamily)
  12. Amphiuridae (Family)
  13. Amphiura (Genus)
  14. Amphiura (Acrocnida) (Subgenus)
  15. Amphiura (Acrocnida) brachiata (Species)
 unaccepted (unsupported synonymization)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Asterias brachiata Montagu, 1804) Montagu, G. (1808). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 9: 81-114, pls. 2-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757838 [details] OpenAccess publication
Distribution From the intertidal to about 40 m depth, deeply buried in sand or muddy sand, with some of the arm tips reaching the...  
Distribution From the intertidal to about 40 m depth, deeply buried in sand or muddy sand, with some of the arm tips reaching the surface. Common in some sheltered bays on western coasts. Present all round the British Isles, though only below 17 m depth in the North Sea [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiura (Acrocnida) brachiata (Montagu, 1804). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125193 on 2024-11-21
Date
action
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hansson, Hans
2007-02-26 14:50:06Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2007-08-27 13:50:37Z
checked
Stöhr, Sabine
2009-12-14 08:45:25Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine

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original description (of Asterias brachiata Montagu, 1804) Montagu, G. (1808). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 9: 81-114, pls. 2-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757838 [details] OpenAccess publication

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 Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Breeding Yolky eggs. Spring [details]

Distribution From the intertidal to about 40 m depth, deeply buried in sand or muddy sand, with some of the arm tips reaching the surface. Common in some sheltered bays on western coasts. Present all round the British Isles, though only below 17 m depth in the North Sea [details]
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