WoRMS taxon details
Amphicutis stygobita Pomory, Carpenter & Winter, 2011
591203 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:591203)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pomory, C. M.; Carpenter, J. H.; Winter, J. H. (2011). Amphicutis stygobita, a new genus and new species of brittle star (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida: Amphilepididae) found in Bernier Cave, an anchialine cave on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3133: 50-68. [details]
Holotype USNM 1164447
, Type locality contained in Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone
Holotype USNM 1164447 [details]
type locality contained in Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphicutis stygobita Pomory, Carpenter & Winter, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591203 on 2025-04-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Pomory, C. M.; Carpenter, J. H.; Winter, J. H. (2011). Amphicutis stygobita, a new genus and new species of brittle star (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida: Amphilepididae) found in Bernier Cave, an anchialine cave on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3133: 50-68. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 1164447 [details]
Paratype USNM 1164451 [details]
Paratype USNM 1164452 [details]
Paratype USNM 1164453 [details]
Paratype USNM 1164454 [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology To date this is the only known cave-dwelling (stygobitic) ophiuroid. Its morphology is strongly paedomorphic. [details]
