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Ophiostigma isocanthum (Say, 1825) 
AphiaID: 244070

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Amphiuridae (Family) > Ophiostigma (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Ophiostigma Lütken, 1856
Synonymised
taxa		  Ophiocoma isocantha (Say, 1825)
 Ophiostigma isacanthum (Say, 1825) (typo)
 Ophiostigma isocantha (Say, 1825)
 Ophiostigma moniliforme Lütken, 1856
 Ophiura isocantha Say, 1825
Sources  basis of record: Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S [details]

from synonym: Lütken, C.F. (1855). Bidrag til Kundskab om Slangestjernerne. I. Forelöbig Oversigt over Grönlandshavet Ophiurer. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening 1854, 6: 95-104. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Say T (1825) On the species of the Linnaean genus Asterias inhabiting the coast of the U.S. Journal of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia 5:141-154. [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Belize [details]
Caribbean Sea [details]
Colombia [details]
Costa Rica [details]
Cuba [details]
Gulf of Mexico [details]
Lesser Antilles [details]
Mexico [details]
Panama [details]
Puerto Rico [details]
Trinidad and Tobago [details]
Venezuela [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:244070
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z  created  Stöhr, Sabine
  
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  Citation: Stöhr, S. (2013). Ophiostigma isocanthum (Say, 1825). 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=244070 on 2013-05-18
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