Ophioleucinae Matsumoto, 1915 
AphiaID: 242211

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Subfamily
Parent		Ophiuridae Müller & Troschel, 1840
Synonymised taxa		Ophioleucidae Matsumoto, 1915 (reduced to sub-family)
Sources		from synonym: 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] [view taxon] from synonym: Madsen, J. 1983. A review of the Ophioleucinae stat. rev. (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) with the erection of a new genus, Ophiostriatus. Steenstrupia 9: 29-69. [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Ophiernus Lyman, 1878 Genus Ophioleuce Koehler, 1904 Genus Ophiopallas Koehler, 1904 Genus Ophiopyren Lyman, 1878 Genus Ophiostriatus Madsen, 1983 Genus Ophiocirce Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophioleuce Koehler, 1904 Genus Ophiocircus accepted as Ophioleuce Koehler, 1904
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Link		To GenBank
Note		Taxonomic status: Currently a subfamily (Madsen 1983), but may turn out to be a family (Paterson 1985). [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242211
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2007-07-12 08:44:07Z   created   Stöhr, Sabine 2007-10-03 10:45:15Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S. (2013). Ophioleucinae. 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=242211 on 2013-05-25