Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Amphioplus squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828), Amphipholis appressa Ljungman, 1872, Amphipholis australiana H.L. Clark, 1909, Amphipholis elegans (Leach, 1815), Amphipholis japonica Matsumoto, 1915, Amphipholis kinbergi Ljungman, 1872, Amphipholis lineata Ljungman, 1872, Amphipholis minor (Döderlein, 1910), Amphipholis patagonica Ljungman, 1872, Amphipholis squamata tenuispina (Ljungman, 1865), Amphipholis tenera (Lütken, 1856), Amphipholis tenuispina (Ljungman, 1865), Amphipholis tissieri Reys, 1961, Amphiura elegans (Leach, 1815), Amphiura neglecta Forbes, 1843, Amphiura parva Hutton, 1878, Amphiura squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828), Amphiura tenera Lütken, 1856, Amphiura tenuispina Ljungman, 1865, Asteria squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828, Asterias noctiluca Viviani, 1805, Asterias squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828, Axiognathus squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1829), Ophiactis minor Döderlein, 1910, Ophiolepis tenuis Ayres, 1852, Ophiura elegans Leach, 1815 (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution: Alaska to San Juna Bay of perú, Including Gulf of California and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

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