Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867 
AphiaID: 123204

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Typetaxon		Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842
Parent		Ophiurina
Synonymised taxa		Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985 (raised to family level) Ophiochondrinae Verrill, 1899 (Ophiochondrus has been transferred to Ophiacanthidae) Ophioplinthacinae Paterson, 1985 (changed to family level by Martynov (2010)) Ophiotominae Paterson, 1985 (raised to family level by Martynov (2010))
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] additional source: Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162. [details] additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details] taxonomy source (from synonym): Martynov, A. 2010. Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa 2697: 1-154. [details] [view taxon]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Swedish knotterormstjärnor  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Microphiura Mortensen, 1910 Genus Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Ophiacanthella Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophialcaea Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophienigma Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005 Genus Ophientrema Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophiocamax Lyman, 1878 Genus Ophiochondrella Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophiochondrus Lyman, 1869 Genus Ophiocopa Lyman, 1883 Genus Ophiodaces Koehler, 1922 Genus Ophiodelos Koehler, 1930 Genus Ophiodictys Koehler, 1922 Genus Ophiogema Koehler, 1922 Genus Ophiohamus O’Hara & Stöhr, 2006 Genus Ophiolamina Stöhr & Segonzac, 2006 Genus Ophiolebes Lyman, 1878 Genus Ophiolimna Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophiomedea Koehler, 1906 Genus Ophiomitra Lyman, 1869 Genus Ophiomitrella Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophiomoeris Koehler, 1904 Genus Ophioparva Guille, 1982 Genus Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophiopristis Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophioripa Koehler, 1922 Genus Ophiosemnotes Matsumoto, 1917 Genus Ophiothamnus Koehler, 1906 Genus Ophiotoma Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophiotreta Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophiurothamnus Matsumoto, 1917 Genus Ophiophthalmus Matsumoto, 1917 (temporary name, preoccupied by a reptile (Fitzinger, 1843)) Genus Glaciacantha Fell, 1961 accepted as Ophiocten Lütken, 1855 Subfamily Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985 accepted as Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867 Genus Ophianoplus M. Sars, 1859 accepted as Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843 Genus Ophiectodia Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Ophientodia Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Ophiocantha accepted as Ophiolimna Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophiodiplax Koehler, 1911 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 Subfamily Ophiohelinae (Perrier, 1891) accepted as Ophiomycetidae Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophioleda Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiothamnus Koehler, 1906 Genus Ophiomedia accepted as Ophiomedea Koehler, 1906 Genus Ophiomelina Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Ophiomytis Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899 Subfamily Ophioplinthacinae Paterson, 1985 accepted as Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867 Genus Ophiopora Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiotoma Verrill, 1899 Genus Ophioscalus Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 Subfamily Ophiotominae Paterson, 1985 accepted as Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867 Genus Ophiotrema Koehler, 1896 accepted as Ophiotoma Verrill, 1899
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
Notes		Remark: From NODC Taxonomic Codes [details] Taxonomic Remark: Paraphyletic taxon in need of revision. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123204
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-07-12 08:44:07Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2011-03-30 08:38:31Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2012-09-14 07:57:08Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867. In: Stöhr, S. & O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013) World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: Stöhr, S. & O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013) World Ophiuroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123204 on 2013-06-20