Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 
AphiaID: 123587

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Ophiacantha spinulosa Müller & Troschel, 1842
Typetaxon of		Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867
Parent		Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867
Synonymised taxa		Ophiacantha (Ophiectodia) Verrill, 1899 (none of the proposed species remains in this subgenus) Ophiectodia Verrill, 1899 (synonym) Ophientodia Verrill, 1899 (synonym) Ophiodiplax Koehler, 1911 (synonym) Ophiomelina Koehler, 1922 (synonym) Ophioscalus Verrill, 1899 (synonym)
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: Clark, A.M. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. Bulluetin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details] from synonym: O'Hara, T.& Stöhr, S. (2006). Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Mémoire du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 193: 33-141. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Verrill, A.E. 1899. Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa, 5(1), 1-86. [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Subgenus Ophiacantha (Ophiopristis)    » Species Ophiacantha (Ophiopristis) permixta Koehler, 1914 accepted as Ophioprium permixta (Koehler, 1914) Species Ophiacantha abyssa Kyte, 1982 Species Ophiacantha abyssicola G.O. Sars, 1871 Species Ophiacantha acanthinotata H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha aculeata Verrill, 1885 Species Ophiacantha adiaphora H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha aenigmatica Matsumoto, 1917 Species Ophiacantha alternata A.M. Clark, 1966 Species Ophiacantha angolensis Koehler, 1923 Species Ophiacantha anomala G.O. Sars, 1872 Species Ophiacantha antarctica Koehler, 1900 Species Ophiacantha aristata Koehler, 1895 Species Ophiacantha aspera Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha atopostoma H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha baccata Mortensen, 1933 Species Ophiacantha bathybia H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha benigna Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) Species Ophiacantha brachygnatha H.L. Clark, 1928 Species Ophiacantha brasiliensis Tommasi & Abreu, 1974 Species Ophiacantha brevispina Koehler, 1898 Species Ophiacantha clavigera Koehler, 1907 Species Ophiacantha clypeata Kyte, 1977 Species Ophiacantha composita Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha contigua Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiacantha cornuta Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha cosmica Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha costata Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiacantha crassidens Verrill, 1885 Species Ophiacantha curima Clark, 1915 Species Ophiacantha cuspidata Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha cyrena A.H. Clark, 1916 Species Ophiacantha dallasii Duncan, 1879 Species Ophiacantha decaactis Belyaev &Litvinova, 1976 Species Ophiacantha densa Farran, 1913 Species Ophiacantha densispina Mortensen, 1936 Species Ophiacantha deruens Koehler, 1907 Species Ophiacantha diplasia H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha echinulata Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha enneactis H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha enopla Verrill, 1885 Species Ophiacantha eurypoma H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha eurythyra H.L. Clark, 1935 Species Ophiacantha exilis (Koehler, 1922) Species Ophiacantha fidelis (Koehler, 1930) Species Ophiacantha fraterna Verrill, 1885 Species Ophiacantha frigida Koehler, 1908 Species Ophiacantha funebris (Koehler, 1930) Species Ophiacantha fuscina O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006 Species Ophiacantha granulifera Verrill, 1885 Species Ophiacantha helenae Mortensen, 1933 Species Ophiacantha heterotyla H.L. Clark, 1909 Species Ophiacantha hirta Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiacantha hospes Koehler, 1930 Species Ophiacantha imago Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha inconspicua Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiacantha indica Ljungman, 1867 Species Ophiacantha iquiquensis Castillo-Alácon, 1968 Species Ophiacantha languida (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha lasia H.L. Clark, 1915 Species Ophiacantha legata Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiacantha lepidota H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha levis (Koehler, 1914) Species Ophiacantha levispina Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha linea Shin & Rho, 1989 Species Ophiacantha lineata Koehler, 1896 Species Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha longispina Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005 Species Ophiacantha lophobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha macrarthra H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha marsupialis Lyman, 1875 Species Ophiacantha mesembria H.L. Clark, 1915 Species Ophiacantha metallacta H.L. Clark, 1915 Species Ophiacantha moniliformis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiacantha nerthepsila H.L. Clark, 1923 Species Ophiacantha nitens Mortensen, 1933 Species Ophiacantha nodosa Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha notata Koehler, 1906 Species Ophiacantha nutrix Baranova, 1955 Species Ophiacantha omoplata H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha opulenta Koehler, 1908 Species Ophiacantha otagoensis Fell, 1958 Species Ophiacantha pacata Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiacantha pacifica Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiacantha paramedea Hertz, 1926 Species Ophiacantha parasema H.L. Clark, 1923 Species Ophiacantha parcita Koehler, 1906 Species Ophiacantha pentacrinus Lütken, 1869 Species Ophiacantha pentactis Mortensen, 1936 Species Ophiacantha pentagona Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha phragma Ziesenhenne, 1940 Species Ophiacantha placida (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha prionota H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha prolata Mortensen, 1933 Species Ophiacantha pyriformis Ziesenhenne, 1937 Species Ophiacantha quadrispina H.L. Clark, 1917 Species Ophiacantha renekoehleri O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006 Species Ophiacantha rhachophora H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha richeri O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006 Species Ophiacantha rosea Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha savagica Tommasi, 1976 Species Ophiacantha scutata Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha scutigera Mortensen, 1933 Species Ophiacantha sentosa Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha serrata Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha setosa (Bruzelius, 1805) Species Ophiacantha severa Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiacantha shepherdi Baker & Devaney, 1981 Species Ophiacantha similis A.H. Clark, 1916 Species Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895 Species Ophiacantha smitti Ljungman, 1872 Species Ophiacantha sociabilis Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha sollicita Koehler, 1922 Species Ophiacantha spectabilis G.O. Sars, 1871 Species Ophiacantha spinifera Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Species Ophiacantha spinosella Mortensen, 1933 Species Ophiacantha stellata Lyman, 1875 Species Ophiacantha striolata Mortensen, 1933 Species Ophiacantha trachyacantha Djakonov, 1954 Species Ophiacantha trachybactra H.L. Clark, 1911 Species Ophiacantha trivialis Mortensen, 1933 Species Ophiacantha vagans Koehler, 1898 Species Ophiacantha varispina Verrill, 1885 Species Ophiacantha vepratica Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha veterna Koehler, 1907 Species Ophiacantha vilis Mortensen, 1924 Species Ophiacantha vivipara Ljungman, 1870 Species Ophiacantha vorax Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha wolfarntzi Martín-Ledo, Sands & López-González, 2012 Species Ophiacantha yaldwyni Fell, 1958 Species Ophiacantha multispina (nomen dubium) Species Ophiacantha poliaster (nomen dubium) Species Ophiacantha sumneri (nomen dubium) Subgenus Ophiacantha (Ophiectodia) Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842    » Species Ophiacantha (Ophiectodia) pectinula Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiacantha echinulata Lyman, 1878 Subgenus Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiotreta Verrill, 1899    » Species Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) affinis Koehler, 1914 accepted as Ophiotreta affinis Koehler, 1914 » Species Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) danae Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789) » Species Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) durbanensis Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiotreta durbanensis (Mortensen, 1933) Species Ophiacantha abnormis Lyman, 1879 accepted as Ophiotreta stimulea (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiacantha acutata Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiacantha scutata Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha amelata H.L. Clark, 1938 accepted as Ophiacantha dallasii Duncan, 1879 Species Ophiacantha ameleta H.L. Clark, 1938 accepted as Ophiacantha dallasii Duncan, 1879 Species Ophiacantha anchilabra H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiacantha vorax Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha antarctica (Lyman, 1879) sensu Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiolimna antarctica (Lyman, 1879) Species Ophiacantha audax Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha augusta Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiacantha vepratica Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha bairdi Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophiolimna bairdi (Lyman, 1883) Species Ophiacantha barracoutae Koehler, 1923 accepted as Ophiacantha nerthepsila H.L. Clark, 1923 Species Ophiacantha bartletti Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophiotoma coriacea Lyman, 1883 Species Ophiacantha bisquamata Matsumoto, 1915 accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) Species Ophiacantha cataleimmoida H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiophthalmus cataleimmoidus (H.L. Clark, 1911) Species Ophiacantha cervicornis Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophioprium cervicornis (Lyman, 1883) Species Ophiacantha chelys Wyville Thomson, 1878 accepted as Ophioplinthaca chelys (C.W. Thomson, 1878) Species Ophiacantha clandestina Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha composita sensu Mortensen (1927) accepted as Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895 Species Ophiacantha composita sensu Koehler (1906) accepted as Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895 Species Ophiacantha confusa Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha congesta Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophialcaea tuberculosa (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiacantha dallasi (Duncan, 1879) accepted as Ophiacantha dallasii Duncan, 1879 Species Ophiacantha danae Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789) Species Ophiacantha decipiens Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiacantha crassidens Verrill, 1885 Species Ophiacantha decora Koehler, 1898 accepted as Ophiacantha indica Ljungman, 1867 Species Ophiacantha denuispina Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiacantha densispina Mortensen, 1936 Species Ophiacantha dilecta Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiotreta eximia (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha diploa H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha discoidea Lyman, 1879 accepted as Ophiacantha indica Ljungman, 1867 Species Ophiacantha disjuncta (Koehler, 1911) accepted as Ophiacantha antarctica Koehler, 1900 Species Ophiacantha dissidens Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiopristis dissidens (Koehler, 1905) Species Ophiacantha drygalskii Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiocamax drygalskii Hertz, 1926 Species Ophiacantha dumosa A.H. Clark, 1949 accepted as Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha durbanensis Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiotreta durbanensis (Mortensen, 1933) Species Ophiacantha ensifera (Verrill, 1899) accepted as Ophiopristis ensifera Verrill, 1899 Species Ophiacantha euphylactea H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophientrema euphylactea (H.L. Clark, 1911) Species Ophiacantha eximia Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiotreta eximia (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha fausta Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiacantha serrata Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha ficta Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiacantha placida (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha gracilis Verrill, 1885 accepted as Ophiothamnus chariis H.L. Clark, 1915 Species Ophiacantha granulosa Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiomitrella granulosa (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiacantha graphica Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha gratiosa Koehler, 1897 accepted as Ophiotreta stimulea (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiacantha groenlandica Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) Species Ophiacantha hibernica Farran, 1913 accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) Species Ophiacantha hirsuta Lyman, 1875 accepted as Ophiopristis hirsuta (Lyman, 1875) Species Ophiacantha hylacantha H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiophthalmus hylacanthus (Clark, 1911) Species Ophiacantha hylacanthus H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiophthalmus hylacanthus (Clark, 1911) Species Ophiacantha imperita Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiotreta imperita (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha inermis Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiacantha angolensis var. inermis Mortensen, 1936 Species Ophiacantha ingrata (Koehler, 1923) accepted as Ophiomitrella ingrata Koehler, 1908 Species Ophiacantha inutilis Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiotreta stimulea (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiacantha laevipellis Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophiomitrella laevipellis (Lyman, 1883) Species Ophiacantha lambda H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiolimna perfida (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha leucorhabdota H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiomitra leucorhabdota (H.L. Clark, 1911) Species Ophiacantha leucosticta H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophientrema leucosticta (H.L. Clark, 1911) accepted as Ophientrema scolopendrica (Lyman, 1883) Species Ophiacantha lineolata Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophiotreta lineolata (Lyman, 1883) Species Ophiacantha luctosa Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiopristis luctosa (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha macroplaca H.L. Clark, 1915 accepted as Ophiocoma macroplaca (H.L. Clark, 1915) Species Ophiacantha matura Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiotreta matura (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha megatetra H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiotoma megatreta (H.L. Clark, 1911) Species Ophiacantha megatreta H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiotoma megatreta (H.L. Clark, 1911) Species Ophiacantha meridionalis Lyman, 1869 accepted as Ophiacantha pentacrinus Lütken, 1869 Species Ophiacantha millespina Verrill, 1879 accepted as Ophiacantha abyssicola G.O. Sars, 1871 Species Ophiacantha mitsuii Murakami, 1942 accepted as Ophiopristis mitsuii Murakami, 1942 Species Ophiacantha normani Lyman, 1879 accepted as Ophiophthalmus normani (Lyman, 1879) Species Ophiacantha nudextrema H.L. Clark, 1939 accepted as Ophiomitrella nudextrema (H.L. Clark, 1939) Species Ophiacantha oedidisca H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiophthalmus relictus (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha oligacantha H.L. Clark, 1918 accepted as Ophiocomella ophiactoides (H.L. Clark, 1900) Species Ophiacantha opercularis (Koehler, 1907) accepted as Ophiolimna opercularis Koehler, 1907 Species Ophiacantha ophiactoides H.L. Clark, 1900 accepted as Ophiocomella ophiactoides (H.L. Clark, 1900) Species Ophiacantha paucispina Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiotoma paucispina (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) Species Ophiacantha perfida Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiolimna perfida (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha placentigera Lyman, 1880 accepted as Ophiolimna placentigera (Lyman, 1880) Species Ophiacantha polaris Koehler, 1901 accepted as Ophiolimna antarctica (Lyman, 1879) Species Ophiacantha porrecta (Koehler, 1914) accepted as Ophiomitrella porrecta Koehler, 1914 Species Ophiacantha procera Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiopristis procera (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha relicta Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiophthalmus relictus (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha robusta (Koehler, 1914) accepted as Ophiomitra robusta Koehler, 1914 Species Ophiacantha rufescens Koehler, 1896 accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi rufescens (Koehler, 1896) accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) Species Ophiacantha scabra M. Sars, 1859 accepted as Ophiacantha setosa (Bruzelius, 1805) Species Ophiacantha scolopendrica Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophientrema scolopendrica (Lyman, 1883) Species Ophiacantha segesta Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiacantha smitti Ljungman, 1872 Species Ophiacantha sertata Lyman, 1869 accepted as Ophiotreta sertata (Lyman, 1869) Species Ophiacantha spinulosa Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) Species Ophiacantha stimulea Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiotreta stimulea (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiacantha suspecta Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiacantha tenuis Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiomitrella tenuis (Koehler, 1904) Species Ophiacantha tenuispina H.L. Clark, 1938 accepted as Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha troscheli Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiacanthella troscheli (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiacantha truncata Koehler, 1930 accepted as Ophiacantha rosea Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiacantha tuberculosa Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophialcaea tuberculosa (Lyman, 1878) Species Ophiacantha valenciennesi sensu Lieberkind, 1929, non Lyman accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789) Species Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879 accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) Species Ophiacantha vestita Koehler, 1897 accepted as Ophiopristis vestita (Koehler, 1897) Species Ophiacantha yaldwini Fell, 1958 accepted as Ophiacantha yaldwyni Fell, 1958
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Links		To GenBank To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection To ITIS
Notes		Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Remark: Type species: Ophiacantha spinulosa Müller & Troschel, 1842 (=Asterias bidentata Retzius, 1805) by subsequent designation, see Clark (1915) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123587
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-07-12 13:29:01Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine 2007-08-29 11:54:30Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2010-12-06 08:02:43Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2013-02-15 09:53:03Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842. 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=123587 on 2013-05-24