WoRMS taxon details
Ophiophyllum Lyman, 1878
242154 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242154)
accepted
Genus
- Species Ophiophyllum atlanticum Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005
- Species Ophiophyllum borbonica Vadon & Guille, 1984
- Species Ophiophyllum concinnus Litvinova, 1981
- Species Ophiophyllum marginatum A.H. Clark, 1916
- Species Ophiophyllum minimum Stöhr, Sautya & Ingole, 2012
- Species Ophiophyllum nesisi Martynov & Litvinova, 2008
- Species Ophiophyllum novaecaledoniae Vadon, 1991
- Species Ophiophyllum petilum Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiophyllum teplium McKnight, 2003
- Species Ophiophyllum umbonatum Okanishi & Mah, 2020
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up
page(s): 130 [details]
page(s): 130 [details]
Taxonomy Vadon argues that Ophiophyllum better belongs in Ophiuridae than Ophiolepididae where previous authors had placed it....
Taxonomy Vadon argues that Ophiophyllum better belongs in Ophiuridae than Ophiolepididae where previous authors had placed it. Christodoulou et al. (2019) placed it in Ophiopyrgidae, based on a large genetic study. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiophyllum Lyman, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242154 on 2025-05-18
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Nomenclature
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Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up
page(s): 130 [details]
basis of record McKnight, D.G. (2003). New brittle-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from New Zealand waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 352: 1-36., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/z00352f.pdf, https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.352.1.1 [details]
page(s): 130 [details]
basis of record McKnight, D.G. (2003). New brittle-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from New Zealand waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 352: 1-36., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/z00352f.pdf, https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.352.1.1 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Vadon, C. (1991). Echinodermata: Ophiuridae profonds de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Formes paedomorphes. <em>Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 8. Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. (A).</em> 151, 335-356. (look up in IMIS) [details]
taxonomy source O'Hara, T. D.; Stöhr, S.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Martynov, A. (2018). Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416 [details]
taxonomy source Christodoulou, M.; O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Arbizu, P. M. (2019). Dark Ophiuroid Biodiversity in a Prospective Abyssal Mine Field. <em>Current Biology.</em> 29(22): 3909-3912.e3., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.09.012
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taxonomy source Vadon, C.; Guille, A. (1984). Les Ophiuridae (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata) de la campagne MD 32 du “Marion-Dufresne” autour de l'ile de La Réunion. <em>Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., Paris, 4e serie, section A.</em> 6(3), 583-615. [details]
taxonomy source O'Hara, T. D.; Stöhr, S.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Martynov, A. (2018). Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416 [details]
taxonomy source Christodoulou, M.; O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Arbizu, P. M. (2019). Dark Ophiuroid Biodiversity in a Prospective Abyssal Mine Field. <em>Current Biology.</em> 29(22): 3909-3912.e3., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.09.012
page(s): Supplement [details] Available for editors
[request]taxonomy source Vadon, C.; Guille, A. (1984). Les Ophiuridae (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata) de la campagne MD 32 du “Marion-Dufresne” autour de l'ile de La Réunion. <em>Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., Paris, 4e serie, section A.</em> 6(3), 583-615. [details]
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Taxonomy Vadon argues that Ophiophyllum better belongs in Ophiuridae than Ophiolepididae where previous authors had placed it. Christodoulou et al. (2019) placed it in Ophiopyrgidae, based on a large genetic study. [details]
