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Amphipholis Ljungman, 1866 
AphiaID: 123612

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Amphiuridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
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Rank Genus
Typetaxon Amphipholis januarii Ljungman, 1866
Parent Amphiuridae Ljungman, 1867
Synonymised
taxa
  Amphiopholis (misspelling)
Amphipolis (lapsus calami)
Axiognathus Thomas, 1966 (synonym)
Monopholis Fell, 1962 (synonym)
Nullopholis Fell, 1962 (synonym)
Sources  original description: Ljungman, A. V. 1866. Om några nya arter af Ophiurider. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866, 23(6), 163-166. [details]

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]

basis of record: Cherbonnier, G. & A. Guille (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Faune de Madagascar. No 48: iv +272pp. [details]

additional source: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Clark, A.M. (1970). Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Zool.) 19(1): 1-81. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 31 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Species Accounts, available online at http://www.speciesaccounts.org [details] [view taxon]

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 Species Amphipholis bananensis (Koehler, 1911)
Species Amphipholis elevata Nielsen, 1932
Species Amphipholis goesi Ljungman, 1872
Species Amphipholis januarii Ljungman, 1866
Species Amphipholis kochii Lütken, 1872
Species Amphipholis laevidisca H.L. Clark, 1909
Species Amphipholis linopneusti Stöhr, 2001
Species Amphipholis littoralis Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
Species Amphipholis microdiscus (Lütken, 1856)
Species Amphipholis misera (Koehler, 1899)
Species Amphipholis murmanica Djakonov, 1929
Species Amphipholis nudipora Koehler, 1914
Species Amphipholis pentacantha H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Amphipholis procidens Koehler, 1930
Species Amphipholis pugetana (Lyman, 1860)
Species Amphipholis serrataspina Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
Species Amphipholis sigillata Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
Species Amphipholis similis Mortensen, 1933
Species Amphipholis sobrina Matsumoto, 1917
Species Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis strata Mortensen, 1933
Species Amphipholis tetracantha Matsumoto, 1941
Species Amphipholis torelli Ljungman, 1872
Species Amphipholis tuberosa Stöhr, 2011
Species Amphipholis vitax (Koehler, 1904)

Species Amphipholis abdita Verrill, 1871 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) abditus (Verrill, 1871)
Species Amphipholis abnormis (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiostigma abnorme (Lyman, 1878)
Species Amphipholis albida Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Amphioplus albidus (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis andreae Lütken, 1872 accepted as Amphioplus (Lymanella) andreae (Lütken, 1872)
Species Amphipholis appressa Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis atra (Stimpson, 1852) accepted as Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852)
Species Amphipholis australiana H.L. Clark, 1909 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis clypeata Koehler, 1914 accepted as Amphipholis bananensis (Koehler, 1911)
Species Amphipholis cordifera (Lütken, 1859) accepted as Ophiophragmus riisei (Lütken in Lyman, 1860)
Species Amphipholis depressa Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Amphioplus (Lymanella) depressus (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis elegans (Farquhar, 1897) accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis erecta (Koehler, 1914) accepted as Ophiophragmus septus (Lütken, 1859)
Species Amphipholis fissa Lütken, 1869 accepted as Amphiodia (Amphiodia) fissa (Lütken, 1869)
Species Amphipholis geminata (Le Conte, 1851) accepted as Microphiopholis geminata (LeConte, 1851)
Species Amphipholis gibbosa (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Amphioplus (Lymanella) gibbosus Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphipholis gracillima (Stimpson, 1854) accepted as Microphiopholis gracillima (Stimpson, 1854)
Species Amphipholis granulata (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) accepted as Amphichondrius granulatus (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
Species Amphipholis grisea Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Amphiodia grisea (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis hastata Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Amphioplus (Lymanella) hastatus (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis impressa Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphichilus) impressus (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis instructa Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiostigma abnorme (Lyman, 1878)
Species Amphipholis integra Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Amphioplus (Lymanella) integer (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis japonica Matsumoto, 1915 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis kinbergi Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis limbata (Grube, 1857) accepted as Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852)
Species Amphipholis lineata Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis litoralis Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 accepted as Amphipholis littoralis Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
Species Amphipholis lobata Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) lobata (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis lobatus Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) lobata (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis loripes Koehler, 1922 accepted as Amphiodia (Amphispina) loripes (Koehler, 1922)
Species Amphipholis loveni (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Ophiocnida loveni (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis luetkeni Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Ophiophragmus luetkeni (Ljungman, 1872)
Species Amphipholis minor (Döderlein, 1910) accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis murex (Koehler, 1908) accepted as Ophiocnida loveni (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis occidentalis (Lyman, 1860) accepted as Amphiodia occidentalis (Lyman, 1860)
Species Amphipholis oerstedi (Lütken, 1856) accepted as Amphiodia oerstedi (Lütken, 1856)
Species Amphipholis pachybactra H.L. Clark, 1918 accepted as Amphipholis januarii Ljungman, 1866
Species Amphipholis patagonica Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis platydisca Nielsen, 1932 accepted as Microphiopholis platydisca (Nielsen, 1932)
Species Amphipholis puntarenae (Lütken, 1856) accepted as Microphiopholis puntarenae (Lütken, 1856)
Species Amphipholis riisei (Lütken, 1859) accepted as Ophiophragmus riisei (Lütken in Lyman, 1860)
Species Amphipholis subtilis Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Microphiopholis subtilis (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphipholis tenera (Lütken, 1856) accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis tenuispina (Ljungman, 1865) accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphipholis tissieri Reys, 1961 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
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Note  Remark: Type species: Amphipholis januarii Ljungman, 1866 (=Ophiolepis gracillima Stimpson, 1852) by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123612
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2007-07-12 13:29:01Z  checked  Stöhr, Sabine
2011-03-10 16:53:20Z  changed  Stöhr, Sabine
  
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  Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Amphipholis Ljungman, 1866. 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=123612 on 2013-05-23
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