WoRMS name details
Ophiocoma macroplaca (H.L. Clark, 1915)
212379 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212379)
unaccepted (transferred to Ophiomastix by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species
Ophiacantha macroplaca H.L. Clark, 1915 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiacantha macroplaca H.L. Clark, 1915) Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32500336 [details]
Holotype (of Ophiacantha macroplaca H.L. Clark, 1915)...
, Type locality contained in Hawaii
Holotype (of Ophiacantha macroplaca H.L. Clark, 1915) MCZ OPH-3700 [details]
type locality contained in Hawaii [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocoma macroplaca (H.L. Clark, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212379 on 2025-05-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiacantha macroplaca H.L. Clark, 1915) Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32500336 [details]
basis of record Devaney, D. M. (1970). Studies on ophiocomid brittlestars. I. A new genus (Clarkcoma) of Ophiocominae with a re-evaluation of the genus Ophiocoma. <em>Smithson. Contr. Zool.</em> 51: 1-41. [details]
basis of record Devaney, D. M. (1970). Studies on ophiocomid brittlestars. I. A new genus (Clarkcoma) of Ophiocominae with a re-evaluation of the genus Ophiocoma. <em>Smithson. Contr. Zool.</em> 51: 1-41. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Cisternas, P. A.; Boissin, E.; Bribiesca-Contreras, G.; Sellanes, J.; Paulay, G.; Byrne, M. (2019). Phylogenomics, life history and morphological evolution of ophiocomid brittlestars. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 130: 67-80., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.10.003 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Ophiacantha macroplaca H.L. Clark, 1915) MCZ OPH-3700 [details]
From editor or global species database
Identification Species is very similar to O. scolopendrina, but occurs at much greater depth. [details]
