Ophiogeron Lyman, 1878 
AphiaID: 123630

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Ophiogeron edentulus Lyman, 1878
Parent		Ophiomyxidae Ljungman, 1867
Synonymised taxa		Astrogeron Verrill, 1899 (type species has been synonymized)
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]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Ophiogeron edentulus Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiogeron granulatus (Lyman, 1883) Species Ophiogeron supinus Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophiogeron granulatus (Lyman, 1883)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123630
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-07-12 13:29:01Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ophiogeron Lyman, 1878. 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=123630 on 2013-06-19