Ophiomyxidae Ljungman, 1867 
AphiaID: 123209

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiomyxina (Suborder)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Typetaxon		Ophiomyxa Müller & Troschel, 1840
Parent		Ophiomyxina
Synonymised taxa		Ophiobyrsinae Matsumoto, 1915 (incertae sedis) Ophiocanopidae Mortensen, 1932 (synonym)
Sources		basis of record: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Swedish skinnormstjärnor  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Astrogymnotes H.L. Clark, 1914 Genus Neoplax Bell, 1884 Genus Ophioblenna Lütken, 1859 Genus Ophiobrachion Lyman, 1883 Genus Ophiobyrsa Lyman, 1878 Genus Ophiobyrsella Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophiocanops Koehler, 1922 Genus Ophiocymbium Lyman, 1880 Genus Ophiogeron Lyman, 1878 Genus Ophiohyalus Matsumoto, 1915 Genus Ophiohymen H.L. Clark, 1911 Genus Ophioleptoplax H.L. Clark, 1911 Genus Ophiologimus H.L. Clark, 1911 Genus Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933 Genus Ophiomora Koehler, 1907 Genus Ophiomyxa Müller & Troschel, 1840 Genus Ophiophrixus H.L. Clark, 1915 Genus Ophiophrura H.L. Clark, 1911 Genus Ophioplexa Martynov, 2010 Genus Ophioprium H.L. Clark, 1915 Genus Ophiorupta Martynov, 2010 Genus Ophioschiza H.L. Clark, 1911 Genus Ophiosciasma Lyman, 1878 Genus Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Ophiosmilax Matsumoto, 1915 Genus Ophiostiba Matsumoto, 1915 Genus Ophiostyracium H.L. Clark, 1911 Genus Ophiosyzygus H.L. Clark, 1911 Subfamily Ophiomyxinae Ljungman, 1867 (alternate representation) Genus Astrogeron Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiogeron Lyman, 1878 Subfamily Ophiobyrsinae Matsumoto, 1915 accepted as Ophiomyxidae Ljungman, 1867 Genus Ophiocynodus H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Ophiodera Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiomyxa Müller & Troschel, 1840 Genus Ophiovesta Koehler, 1930 accepted as Astrogymnotes H.L. Clark, 1914 Genus Renetheo McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiocanops Koehler, 1922
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
Notes		Description: Disc and arms covered in thick, smooth skin; arm spines short. Richmond 1997 <282>. [details] Taxonomic Remark: The relationships within this family need to be revised. The subfamiliar placement is preliminary. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123209
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2005-12-30 14:07:12Z   changed   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2007-07-12 08:44:07Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2012-09-14 07:57:08Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ophiomyxidae. In: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013). World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013). World Ophiuroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123209 on 2013-05-19