Ophiomusium Lyman, 1869 
AphiaID: 123566

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Ophiolepidina (Infraorder) > Ophiolepididae (Family) > Ophiomusium (Genus)

Status		accepted
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Ophiomusium eburneum Lyman, 1869
Parent		Ophiolepididae Ljungman, 1867
Synonymised names		Ophiomusa Hertz, 1927 (synonym)
Sources		basis of record 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] additional source Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.) [details] additional source North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record (of Ophiomusa Hertz, 1927) Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details] [show all]
Direct child taxa (108) [show all] [sort alpha..]		Species Ophiomusium acuferum Lyman, 1875 Species Ophiomusium africanum Koehler, 1909 Species Ophiomusium alecto A.H. Clark, 1936 Species Ophiomusium altum Koehler, 1904 Species Ophiomusium anaelisae Tommasi & Abreu, 1974 Species Ophiomusium anisacanthum H.L. Clark, 1928 Species Ophiomusium archaster Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium armatum Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiomusium asperum Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiomusium australe H.L. Clark, 1928 Species Ophiomusium biconcavum Kutscher & Jagt, 2000 † Species Ophiomusium biporicum Castillo-Alárcon, 1968 Species Ophiomusium breve H.L. Clark, 1939 Species Ophiomusium calathospongum Berry, 1939 † Species Ophiomusium canaliculatum H.L. Clark, 1917 Species Ophiomusium constrictum Mortensen, 1936 Species Ophiomusium corticosum Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium diomedeae Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiomusium dizluense Kristan-Tollmann, Tollmann & Hamedani, 1979 † Species Ophiomusium eburneum Lyman, 1869 Species Ophiomusium elii A.H. Clark, 1949 Species Ophiomusium facetum Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiomusium facundum Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiomusium fallax Koehler, 1904 Species Ophiomusium familiare Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiomusium ferrugineum Boehm, 1889 † Species Ophiomusium fitchii (Spencer, 1907) † Species Ophiomusium glabrum Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiomusium granosum Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium granulosum (Roemer, 1840) † Species Ophiomusium impotens Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiomusium incertum Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiomusium kimblae Baker, 1979 Species Ophiomusium laqueatum Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium leckenbyi (Wright, 1880) † Species Ophiomusium leptobrachium H.L. Clark, 1941 Species Ophiomusium ligatum Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiomusium longecombense Hess, 1965 † Species Ophiomusium longispinum Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiomusium luetkeni Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium lunare Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium lux Jagt, 2000 † Species Ophiomusium lymani Thomson, 1873 Species Ophiomusium mammillatum Hess, 1966 † Species Ophiomusium microporum H.L. Clark, 1941 Species Ophiomusium mirandum Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiomusium moniliforme H.L. Clark, 1941 Species Ophiomusium morio Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiomusium murravii (Forbes, 1843) † Species Ophiomusium oligoplacum H. L. Clark, 1915 Species Ophiomusium praecisum Hess, 1966 † Species Ophiomusium ramsayi (Wright, 1866) † Species Ophiomusium regulare A.H. Clark, 1936 Species Ophiomusium relictum Koehler, 1904 Species Ophiomusium rosaceum A.H. Clark, 1936 Species Ophiomusium rugosum Koehler, 1914 Species Ophiomusium rugosum Valette, 1915 † Species Ophiomusium scalare Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium sculptum Verrill, 1899 Species Ophiomusium sentum Kutscher & Jagt, 2000 † Species Ophiomusium serratum Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium simplex Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium sinuatum Kutscher & Jagt, 2000 † Species Ophiomusium solodurense Hess, 1962 † Species Ophiomusium spinigerum Mortensen, 1933 Species Ophiomusium spinulosum Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiomusium stellatum Verrill, 1899 Species Ophiomusium stephensoni Berry, 1942 † Species Ophiomusium testudo Lyman, 1875 Species Ophiomusium tripassalotum Clark, 1917 Species Ophiomusium trychnum H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiomusium ultima (Hertz, 1927) Species Ophiomusium valdiviae Hertz, 1927 Species Ophiomusium validum Ljungman, 1872 Species Ophiomusium variabile Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiomusium vermiculatum Valette, 1915 † Species Ophiomusium weymouthiense (Damon, 1880) † Species Ophiomusium zela A.H. Clark, 1949 Species Ophiomusium aporum H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Ophiomusium australe H.L. Clark, 1928 Species Ophiomusium armigerum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosphalma armigerum (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiomusium atlanticum Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiomusium fimbriatum atlanticum Hertz, 1927 Species Ophiomusium calloviense Hess, 1963 † accepted as Ophiomusium weymouthiense (Damon, 1880) † Species Ophiomusium cancellatum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosphalma cancellatum (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiomusium congense Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiomusium armigerum congense Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiosphalma armigerum (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiomusium danicum Brünnich-Nielsen, 1926 † accepted as Ophiomusium granulosum (Roemer, 1840) † Species Ophiomusium elegans Koehler, 1897 accepted as Ophiosphalma elegans (Koehler, 1897) Species Ophiomusium fimbriatum Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiosphalma fimbriatum (Koehler, 1922) Species Ophiomusium flabellum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiomisidium flabellum (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiomusium geisingense Kutscher, 1992 † accepted as Mesophiomusium geisingense (Kutscher, 1992) † Species Ophiomusium impurum Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiomusium luetkeni Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium jolliense McClendon, 1909 accepted as Ophiosphalma jolliense (McClendon, 1909) Species Ophiomusium jolliensis McClendon, 1909 accepted as Ophiosphalma jolliense (McClendon, 1909) Species Ophiomusium lumare Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiomusium lunare Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium lütkeni Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiomusium luetkeni Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium medium Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiomusium fimbriatum medium Hertz, 1927 Species Ophiomusium monoplax H.L. Clark, 1915 accepted as Ophiosphalma monoplax (H.L. Clark, 1915) Species Ophiomusium multispinum H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiomusium glabrum Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiomusium muta Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiomusa facunda muta Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiomusium facundum mutum Hertz, 1927 Species Ophiomusium nitidum H.L. Clark, 1939 accepted as Ophiosphalma nitidum (H.L. Clark, 1939) Species Ophiomusium planum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosphalma armigerum (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiomusium properum Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiosphalma properum (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiomusium pulchellum Thomson, 1878 accepted as Ophiomisidium pulchellum (Wyville Thomson, 1878) Species Ophiomusium sanctum Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiomusium simplex Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiomusium scabrum Hess, 1962 † accepted as Mesophiomusium scabrum (Hess, 1962) † Species Ophiomusium simile (Eck, 1865) † accepted as Aspiduriella similis (Eck, 1865) † Species Ophiomusium sinemurensis Kutscher & Hary, 1991 † accepted as Mesophiomusium sinemurensis (Kutscher & Hary, 1991) † Species Ophiomusium solum Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiomusium fimbriatum solum Hertz, 1927 Species Ophiomusium subcylindricum (von Hagenow, 1840) † accepted as Ophiomusium granulosum (Roemer, 1840) †
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien
Feedingtypes		omnivore [details] predator [details] scavenger [details]
Links		To GenBank   To ITIS
Attribute		Functional group benthos » Stage adult (inherited from Ophiuroidea) [details]
Notes		From other sources Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Remark Type species: Ophiomusium eburneum Lyman, 1869 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123566
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-07-12 13:29:01Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine 2008-04-25 09:31:45Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiomusium Lyman, 1869. In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123566 on 2015-03-02