WoRMS taxon details
Ophiocten sericeum (Forbes, 1852)
124860 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124860)
accepted
Species
Ophiocten kroeyeri Lütken, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiura sericea Forbes, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Ophiocten sericeum gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872) accepted as Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872)
- Variety Ophiocten sericeum var. gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872) accepted as Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiura sericea Forbes, 1852) Forbes, E. (1852). Notes on animals of the class Echinodermata collected by Dr. Sutherland in Assistance Bay. In Sutherland, P.C. Journal of a voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits in the years 1850-1851 performed by KM. Ships 'Lady Franklin'and 'Sophia. II: appendix ccxiv-ccxvi., available online at https://archive.org/details/cihm_40908
page(s): 215 [details]
page(s): 215 [details]
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait)
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait) [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocten sericeum (Forbes, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124860 on 2025-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiocten kroeyeri Lütken, 1855) Lütken, C.F. (1855). Bidrag til Kundskab om Slangestjernerne. I. Forelöbig Oversigt over Grönlandshavets Ophiurer. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening 1854-.</em> 6: 95-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35632675#page/99/mode/1up
page(s): 102 [details]
original description (of Ophiura sericea Forbes, 1852) Forbes, E. (1852). Notes on animals of the class Echinodermata collected by Dr. Sutherland in Assistance Bay. In Sutherland, P.C. Journal of a voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits in the years 1850-1851 performed by KM. Ships 'Lady Franklin'and 'Sophia. II: appendix ccxiv-ccxvi., available online at https://archive.org/details/cihm_40908
page(s): 215 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 102 [details]
original description (of Ophiura sericea Forbes, 1852) Forbes, E. (1852). Notes on animals of the class Echinodermata collected by Dr. Sutherland in Assistance Bay. In Sutherland, P.C. Journal of a voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits in the years 1850-1851 performed by KM. Ships 'Lady Franklin'and 'Sophia. II: appendix ccxiv-ccxvi., available online at https://archive.org/details/cihm_40908
page(s): 215 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
[request]additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait) [details]Habitat bathyal of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Identification Ophiocten sericeum Auctt., non (Forbes, 1852) (p.p.) is Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1871). [details]
Spelling Ophiocten sericium [details]
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Ophiura sericea Forbes, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (89 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiocten sericeum)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiocten sericeum E5835 dorsal)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocten kroeyeri Lütken, 1855)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiura sericea Forbes, 1852)
To The Arctic Traits Database (40 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (73 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Ophiura sericea Forbes, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (89 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiocten sericeum)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiocten sericeum E5835 dorsal)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocten kroeyeri Lütken, 1855)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiura sericea Forbes, 1852)
To The Arctic Traits Database (40 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (73 records)
To ITIS
