Distribution Many record of Arbaciella elegans (namely those based on a dark-skinned morphotype) from the Mediterranean and north-east...
Distribution Many record of Arbaciella elegans (namely those based on a dark-skinned morphotype) from the Mediterranean and north-east Atlantic in fact are misidentified juveniles of
another arbaciid, namely Arbacia lixula. Genetical characterization of material from the Azores (Kroh et al. 2011) and the Canarias (López et al. 2013) confirm the morphological data and clearly show that the sequences from such such individuals fall within the Arbacia lixula clade. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Arbaciella elegans Mortensen, 1910. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124250 on 2025-05-29
basis of recordHansson, 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. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceMortensen, T. (1935). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. II. Bothriocidaroida, Melonechinoida, Lepidocentroida, and Stirodonta, 647 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London. page(s): 581-582 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Aegean Sea
Central Mediterranean
North Atlantic Ocean
(no group)
Unreviewed
Balearic Sea
Italy
Mauritania
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
North Atlantic Ocean
(no group)
From editor or global species database
Distribution Many record of Arbaciella elegans (namely those based on a dark-skinned morphotype) from the Mediterranean and north-east Atlantic in fact are misidentified juveniles of
another arbaciid, namely Arbacia lixula. Genetical characterization of material from the Azores (Kroh et al. 2011) and the Canarias (López et al. 2013) confirm the morphological data and clearly show that the sequences from such such individuals fall within the Arbacia lixula clade. [details]
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