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Astrodesmus laxus (Gerstäcker, 1873)

Astrodesmus laxus

AphiaID

952302 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:952302)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Astrodesmus Cook, 1896

Original name

Eurydesmus laxus Gerstäcker, 1873

Direct children (6)

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Subspecies Astrodesmus laxus horticolus (Kraus, 1958)
Subspecies Astrodesmus laxus kiellandi Hoffman, 2005
Subspecies Astrodesmus laxus laxus (Gerstäcker, 1873)
Subspecies Astrodesmus laxus mikumi Hoffman, 2005
Subspecies Astrodesmus laxus pelitus Cook, 1899
Subspecies Astrodesmus laxus tanga Cook, 1899

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Gerstäcker, A. (1873). Die Gliederthier-Fauna des Sansibar-Gebietes. 1-542. Leipzig, Heidelberg
page(s): 518 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2024). MilliBase. Astrodesmus laxus (Gerstäcker, 1873). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=952302 on 2025-03-21

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Astrodesmus laxus (Gerstäcker, 1873). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=952302 on 2025-03-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-01-26 11:29:55Z

created

Sierwald, Petra

2020-08-24 07:37:43Z

changed

Decker, Peter

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original description (of ) Gerstäcker, A. (1873). Die Gliederthier-Fauna des Sansibar-Gebietes. 1-542. Leipzig, Heidelberg
page(s): 518 [details]

source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (2005). Monograph of the Gomphodesmidae, a family of African polydesmoid millipeds. Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien, 1-537
page(s): 328 [details]

Definitions

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Astrodesmus laxus