WoRMS taxon details
Freyella fragilissima Sladen, 1889
234907 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234907)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 626 [details]
page(s): 626 [details]
Taxonomy Fisher (1928) only tentatively placed this species into Freyella pending further knowledge of its gonad morphology.
Taxonomy Fisher (1928) only tentatively placed this species into Freyella pending further knowledge of its gonad morphology. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Freyella fragilissima Sladen, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234907 on 2025-07-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 626 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 6: 229-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 626 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 6: 229-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Danis, B. & Jangoux, M. (2006). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species: Asteroidea. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/ramsasteroidea.php [details]
additional source Danis, B. & Jangoux, M. (2006). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species: Asteroidea. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/ramsasteroidea.php [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Fisher (1928) only tentatively placed this species into Freyella pending further knowledge of its gonad morphology. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Freyella fragilissima (1) 1092831)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Freyella fragilissima 1092831)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Freyella fragilissima (1) 1092831)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Freyella fragilissima 1092831)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
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