Ophiuroidea name details
Ophiothrix (Keystonea) A.M. Clark, 1967
242554 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242554)
unaccepted (synonym)
Subgenus
Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874 accepted as Macrophiothrix martensi (Lyman, 1874) (type by original designation)
- Species Ophiothrix (Keystonea) hymenacantha H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Macrophiothrix hymenacantha (H.L. Clark, 1928) (synonym)
- Species Ophiothrix (Keystonea) irregularis (H. L. Clark, 1938) accepted as Macrophiothrix martensi (Lyman, 1874)
- Species Ophiothrix (Keystonea) martensi Lyman, 1874 accepted as Macrophiothrix martensi (Lyman, 1874) (synonym)
- Species Ophiothrix (Keystonea) nereidina (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Macrophiothrix nereidina (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
- Species Ophiothrix (Keystonea) propinqua Lyman, 1861 accepted as Macrophiothrix propinqua (Lyman, 1861)
- Species Ophiothrix (Keystonea) pulchra (H.L. Clark, 1938) accepted as Macrophiothrix pulchra (H.L. Clark, 1938) (synonym)
- Species Ophiothrix (Keystonea) smaragdina Studer, 1882 accepted as Macrophiothrix smaragdina (Studer, 1882) (synonym)
- Species Ophiothrix (Keystonea) vicina Koehler, 1930 accepted as Macrophiothrix vicina (Koehler, 1930) (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Clark, A. M. (1967). Notes on the family Ophiotrichidae (Ophiuroidea). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 13.</em> vol. ix: 637-655, pls X, XI.
page(s): 645-646 [details]
page(s): 645-646 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix (Keystonea) A.M. Clark, 1967. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242554 on 2025-05-18
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original description
Clark, A. M. (1967). Notes on the family Ophiotrichidae (Ophiuroidea). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 13.</em> vol. ix: 637-655, pls X, XI.
page(s): 645-646 [details]
source of synonymy Hoggett, A.K. 1990. Taxonomy and systematic position of the brittlestar genus Macrophiothrix H.L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Thesis, Univ. of Queensland, 398 pp
note: This publication is not formally recognized as a nomenclatural act, but the general consensus in the community is that the proposed changes are accepted. [details]
source of synonymy 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 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 645-646 [details]
source of synonymy Hoggett, A.K. 1990. Taxonomy and systematic position of the brittlestar genus Macrophiothrix H.L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Thesis, Univ. of Queensland, 398 pp
note: This publication is not formally recognized as a nomenclatural act, but the general consensus in the community is that the proposed changes are accepted. [details]
source of synonymy 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 [details] Available for editors
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Keystonea forms a monophyeltic cladw with Macrophiothrix acc.to Hoggett (1990) and Christodoulou et al. (2019, suppl.) [details]
