MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)

ERMS taxon details

Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Linckia laevigata

AphiaID

207610 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207610)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Linckia Nardo, 1834

Original name

Asterias laevigata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Asterias laevigata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Asterias laevigata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 662 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207610 on 2026-06-01

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207610 on 2026-06-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-03 23:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2000-09-26 07:19:20Z

changed

Garcia, Maria

2008-10-22 04:26:17Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2020-04-17 06:21:22Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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original description (of Asterias laevigata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 662 [details] Available for editors

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

context source (HKRMS) Clark, A. M. (1982). Echinoderms of Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 1: 485-501. [details]

basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]

additional source Ludwig, H. (1899). Echinodermen des Sansibargebietes. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Bonn. 21(1): 537-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26416428 [details]

additional source Williams, S.T. (2000). Species boundaries in the starfish genus Linckia. Marine Biology 136: 137-148. [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors