original description(ofOphiomusium elii A.H. Clark, 1949)Clark, A. H. (1949). Ophiuroidea of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 195: 3-133.[details]
new combination referenceBaker, A. N. (2016). An illustrated catalogue of type specimens of the bathyal brittlestar genera <em>Ophiomusium</em> Lyman and <em>Ophiosphalma</em> H. L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4097(1): 1-40., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.1 page(s): 29 [details]
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