WoRMS taxon details
Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843
AphiaID: 123604
AphiaID: 123604
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Ophiocomidae (Family) > Ophiopsilinae (Subfamily) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Typetaxon | Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Ophiopsilinae Matsumoto, 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Amphipsila Verrill, 1899 Ophianoplus M. Sars, 1859 (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: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details] from synonym: Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Sars, M. (1859). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Middelhavets Littoral-Fauna. Nyt Magasin för Naturvidenskaberne. 1857, 10: 1-99, 2 pls., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/nytmagazinfornat10phys#page/n1/mode/2up [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Ophiopsila abscissa Liao, 1982 Species Ophiopsila annulosa (M. Sars, 1859) Species Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843 Species Ophiopsila bispinosa A.M. Clark, 1974 Species Ophiopsila brevisquama Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiopsila californica A.H. Clark, 1921 Species Ophiopsila caribea (Ljungman, 1872) Species Ophiopsila dilatata Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiopsila fulva Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiopsila glabra Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiopsila guineensis Koehler, 1914 Species Ophiopsila hartmeyeri Koehler, 1913 Species Ophiopsila maculata (Verrill, 1899) Species Ophiopsila multipapillata Guille & Jangoux, 1978 Species Ophiopsila multispina Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiopsila novaezealandiae Baker, 1974 Species Ophiopsila pantherina Koehler, 1898 Species Ophiopsila paucispina Koehler, 1907 Species Ophiopsila picturata Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiopsila platispina Koehler, 1914 Species Ophiopsila polyacantha H.L. Clark, 1915 Species Ophiopsila polysticta H.L. Clark, 1915 Species Ophiopsila riisei Lütken, 1859 Species Ophiopsila seminuda A.M. Clark, 1952 Species Ophiopsila squamifera Murakami, 1963 Species Ophiopsila timida Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiopsila vittata H.L. Clark, 1918 Species Ophiopsila gilletti Kingston, 1980 accepted as Ophiopsila pantherina Koehler, 1898 Species Ophiopsila platyspina Koehler, 1914 accepted as Ophiopsila platispina Koehler, 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | European waters (ERMS scope) [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Pseudanthessius limatus Humes, 1978 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
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| Link | To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: Description: very long inner tentacle scales, which occur on the egde of the aperture for the tube-feet on the ventral side of each arm (Richmond, 1998). [details] Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Remark: Type species: Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details] Taxonomic Remark: Has been proposed as Amphiuridae, but doubtful. Tentatively kept in Ophiocomidae, but needs to be revised. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843. In: Stöhr, S. & O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013) World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123604 on 2013-05-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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