ERMS taxon details
Ophiocten Lütken, 1855
123561 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123561)
accepted
Genus
- Species Ophiocten abyssicolum (Forbes, 1843)
- Species Ophiocten affinis (Lütken, 1858)
- Species Ophiocten centobi Paterson, Tyler & Gage, 1982
- Species Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872)
- Species Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiocten sericeum (Forbes, 1852)
- Species Ophiocten africana Koehler, 1923 accepted as Ophiura grubei Heller, 1863 (synonym)
- Species Ophiocten kroeyeri Lütken, 1855 accepted as Ophiocten sericeum (Forbes, 1852) (synonym)
- Species Ophiocten latens Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878 (synonym)
- Species Ophiocten longispinum Koehler, 1896 accepted as Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878 (synonym)
- Species Ophiocten pacificum Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878 (synonym)
- Species Ophiocten scutatum Koehler, 1896 accepted as Ophiocten affinis (Lütken, 1858) (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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]
page(s): 102 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocten Lütken, 1855. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123561 on 2025-06-10
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Ophiocten Lütken, 1855. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123561 on 2025-06-10
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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]
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 RoR) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [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]
page(s): 102 [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 RoR) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [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]
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