WoRMS taxon details
Ophiacantha kokusai Martynov, Ishida, Irimura, Tajiri, O'Hara & Fujita, 2015
873102 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:873102)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Martynov, A.; Ishida, Y.; Irimura, S.; Tajiri, R.; O'Hara, T.; Fujita, T. (2015). When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(10): e0139463., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139463 [details]
Type locality contained in Central Kuroshio Current
type locality contained in Central Kuroshio Current (origin: native) [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha kokusai Martynov, Ishida, Irimura, Tajiri, O'Hara & Fujita, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873102 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Martynov, A.; Ishida, Y.; Irimura, S.; Tajiri, R.; O'Hara, T.; Fujita, T. (2015). When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(10): e0139463., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139463 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
