Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840 
AphiaID: 123626

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Ophiuroidea > Ophiurida > Ophiurina > Gnathophiurina > Ophiotrichidae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon of		Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867
Parent		Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867
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] 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]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Link		To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123626
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-07-12 13:29:01Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine 2009-09-30 07:01:50Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840. In: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013). World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123626 on 2013-05-22
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