WoRMS taxon details
Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
213356 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213356)
accepted
Species
Actinometra belli Carpenter, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
Actinometra multifida (Müller, 1841) · unaccepted (synonym)
Actinometra variabilis Bell, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alecto multifida Müller, 1841 · unaccepted (basionym)
Comanthina belli (Carpenter, 1888) · unaccepted (synonym)
Comanthina variabilis (Bell, 1882) · unaccepted (synonym)
Comaster belli (Carpenter, 1888) · unaccepted (synonym)
Comaster carpenteri AH Clark, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Comaster multifida (Müller, 1841) · unaccepted (alternative spelling)
Comaster multiradiatus (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (synonym)
Comatula multifida (Müller, 1841) · unaccepted (synonym)
Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phanogenia variabilis (Bell, 1882) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Alecto multifida Müller, 1841) Müller, J. (1841). Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. <em>Monatsberichte Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1841:179-189 (also <i>Archiv für Naturgeschichte</i>, Jahrg. 7, v. 1, Berlin, 1841, p. 139–148)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11051739 [details]
Holotype MNHN EcCh 17 , Note unknown (since Müller (1841) based this...
Type data: status and whereabouts undetermined (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype MNHN EcCh 17 [details]
From other sources
Type locality unknown (since Müller (1841) based this species on Comatula multiradiata: Lamarck [non Linnaeus], the type locality in 'les mers de l'Inde' as given by Lamarck, though A.H. Clark has considered that the type is the specimen from the Moluccas subsequently described by Müller in 1849; Clark & Rowe (1971).Type data: status and whereabouts undetermined (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Distribution NW Shelf, West Australia to Scawfell Island, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-91 m
Distribution Also distributed in East indies, North of Australia, Philippines and South Pacific Islands (Clark & Rowe (1971)); Australia...
Distribution NW Shelf, West Australia to Scawfell Island, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-91 m [details]
Distribution Also distributed in East indies, North of Australia, Philippines and South Pacific Islands (Clark & Rowe (1971)); Australia...
Distribution Also distributed in East indies, North of Australia, Philippines and South Pacific Islands (Clark & Rowe (1971)); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, suspension feeder. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-91 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, suspension feeder. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-91 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2024). World List of Crinoidea. Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213356 on 2024-05-01
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original description
(of Alecto multifida Müller, 1841) Müller, J. (1841). Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. <em>Monatsberichte Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1841:179-189 (also <i>Archiv für Naturgeschichte</i>, Jahrg. 7, v. 1, Berlin, 1841, p. 139–148)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11051739 [details]
original description (of Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J.-B. M. de. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second. <em>Paris. Verdière.</em> Vol. 2 pp. 1-568., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details]
original description (of Actinometra variabilis Bell, 1882) Bell, F. J. (1882). An attempt to apply a method for formulation to the species of the Comatulidae; with a description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 6:530-536, pl. 35. [details]
original description (of Actinometra belli Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
original description (of Comaster carpenteri AH Clark, 1908) Clark, A. H. (1908). The crinoid genus <i>Comatula</i> Lamarck; with a note on the <i>Encrinus parrae</i> of Guerin. Proc. U.S. Natl. Museum 33, 683-688., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.33-1585.683 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1984). Echinodermata of the Seychelles. <em>In: (Ed) D. R. Stoddart. Biogeography and Ecology of the Seychelles Islands. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague.</em> 83-102. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Messing CG (1998) A revision of the Recent Indo-West Pacific comatulid genus <i>Comaster</i> Agassiz. Part 1: The type species of <i>Comaster</i> and <i>Phanogenia</i> Lovén (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comasteridae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 12: 191-209. [details]
original description (of Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J.-B. M. de. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second. <em>Paris. Verdière.</em> Vol. 2 pp. 1-568., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details]
original description (of Actinometra variabilis Bell, 1882) Bell, F. J. (1882). An attempt to apply a method for formulation to the species of the Comatulidae; with a description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 6:530-536, pl. 35. [details]
original description (of Actinometra belli Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
original description (of Comaster carpenteri AH Clark, 1908) Clark, A. H. (1908). The crinoid genus <i>Comatula</i> Lamarck; with a note on the <i>Encrinus parrae</i> of Guerin. Proc. U.S. Natl. Museum 33, 683-688., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.33-1585.683 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1984). Echinodermata of the Seychelles. <em>In: (Ed) D. R. Stoddart. Biogeography and Ecology of the Seychelles Islands. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague.</em> 83-102. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] source of synonymy Messing CG (1998) A revision of the Recent Indo-West Pacific comatulid genus <i>Comaster</i> Agassiz. Part 1: The type species of <i>Comaster</i> and <i>Phanogenia</i> Lovén (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comasteridae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 12: 191-209. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN EcCh 17 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Comaster with cirri IX-XXVII, of 14-20 segments; distal cirrals with aboral pointed tubercle or transverse ridge; axils often giving rise to a brachitaxis and a free arm that alternate on successive axils; up to 135 arms; distalmost comb-bearing pi [details]Distribution NW Shelf, West Australia to Scawfell Island, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-91 m [details]
From other sources
Distribution Also distributed in East indies, North of Australia, Philippines and South Pacific Islands (Clark & Rowe (1971)); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, suspension feeder. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-91 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Type locality unknown (since Müller (1841) based this species on Comatula multiradiata: Lamarck [non Linnaeus], the type locality in 'les mers de l'Inde' as given by Lamarck, though A.H. Clark has considered that the type is the specimen from the Moluccas subsequently described by Müller in 1849; Clark & Rowe (1971).
Type data: status and whereabouts undetermined (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒトフシウミシダ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Comaster belli (Carpenter, 1888))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Actinometra belli Carpenter, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Comaster multifida (Müller, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Actinometra multifida (Müller, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Actinometra variabilis Bell, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2013-10115) (from synonym Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (14 records) (from synonym Comaster multifida (Müller, 1841))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Comanthina belli (Carpenter, 1888))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Comaster belli (Carpenter, 1888))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Actinometra belli Carpenter, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Comaster multifida (Müller, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Actinometra multifida (Müller, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Actinometra variabilis Bell, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2013-10115) (from synonym Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (14 records) (from synonym Comaster multifida (Müller, 1841))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Comanthina belli (Carpenter, 1888))
