WoRMS taxon details
Ophioleuce seminudum Koehler, 1904
243710 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243710)
accepted
Species
Ophiocirce inutilis Koehler, 1904 · unaccepted
Ophiocirce inutilis spinosa Guille & Jangoux, 1978 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiocirce mabahithae Mortensen, 1939 · unaccepted
Ophiocircus inutilis Koehler, 1904 · unaccepted (misspelling of Ophiocirce, source...)
misspelling of Ophiocirce, source unknown
Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911 · unaccepted
Ophioleuce charischema (H. L.Clark, 1911) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioleuce seminudum Koehler, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243710 on 2025-12-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
original description (of Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
original description (of Ophiocirce inutilis Koehler, 1904) Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
original description (of Ophiocirce mabahithae Mortensen, 1939) Mortensen, T. (1939). Two new deep-sea echinoderms from the Red Sea. <em>Publ. Mar. Biol. Stn Ghardaqa.</em> 1, 37-45. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ophiocirce inutilis spinosa Guille & Jangoux, 1978) Guille, A.; Jangoux, M. (1978). Astérides et Ophiurides littorales de la region d'Amboine (Indonésie). <em>Ann. Inst. Océanogr. Paris.</em> 54, 47-74. [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
original description (of Ophiocirce inutilis Koehler, 1904) Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
original description (of Ophiocirce mabahithae Mortensen, 1939) Mortensen, T. (1939). Two new deep-sea echinoderms from the Red Sea. <em>Publ. Mar. Biol. Stn Ghardaqa.</em> 1, 37-45. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Ophiocirce inutilis spinosa Guille & Jangoux, 1978) Guille, A.; Jangoux, M. (1978). Astérides et Ophiurides littorales de la region d'Amboine (Indonésie). <em>Ann. Inst. Océanogr. Paris.</em> 54, 47-74. [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Madsen, F.J. (1983). A review of the Ophioleucinae stat. rev. (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) with the erection of a new genus, Ophiostriatus. <em>Steenstrupia.</em> 9(2): 29-69. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Paratype (of Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911) MCZ OPH-3074 [details]
Paratype (of Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911) MCZ OPH-3075 [details]
Paratype (of Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911) MCZ OPH-3360 [details]
Syntype (of Ophiocirce inutilis Koehler, 1904) MCZ OPH-3498 [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology This species is luminescent emitting a blue light. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゴヨウクモヒトデ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophioleuce charischema (H. L.Clark, 1911))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophioleuce seminudum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3074) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3075) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3360) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3498) (from synonym Ophiocirce inutilis Koehler, 1904)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Ophiocirce inutilis Koehler, 1904)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (6 records) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25718) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophioleuce charischema (H. L.Clark, 1911))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophioleuce seminudum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3074) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3075) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3360) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3498) (from synonym Ophiocirce inutilis Koehler, 1904)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Ophiocirce inutilis Koehler, 1904)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (6 records) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25718) (from synonym Ophiocten charischema H.L. Clark, 1911)