WoRMS taxon details
Ophiomyxidae Ljungman, 1867
Ophiarachninae Matsumoto, 1915 · unaccepted (type species moved to Ophiomyxidae)
Ophiobyrsinae Matsumoto, 1915 · unaccepted (incertae sedis)
Ophiomyxina · unaccepted (removed by O'Hara et al., 2017)
- Genus Neoplax Bell, 1884
- Genus Ophiarachna Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Genus Ophioblenna Lütken, 1859
- Genus Ophioconis Lütken, 1869
- Genus Ophiomyxa Müller & Troschel, 1840
- Genus Ophiostiba Matsumoto, 1915
- Genus Ophiurochaeta Matsumoto, 1915
- Genus Astrogeron Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiogeron Lyman, 1878 (type species has been synonymized)
- Subfamily Ophiobyrsinae Matsumoto, 1915 accepted as Ophiomyxidae Ljungman, 1867 (incertae sedis)
- Genus Ophiocynodus H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym)
- Genus Ophiodera Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiomyxa Müller & Troschel, 1840
- Genus Ophiovesta Koehler, 1930 accepted as Astrogymnotes H.L. Clark, 1914 (Synonymized by Mortensen (1932))
- Genus Renetheo McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiocanops Koehler, 1922 (synonym)
- Subfamily Ophiomyxinae Ljungman, 1867
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [details]
Taxonomy The relationships within this family need to be revised.
Description Disc and arms covered in thick, smooth skin; arm spines short. Richmond 1997 <282>.
Taxonomy The relationships within this family need to be revised. [details]
Description Disc and arms covered in thick, smooth skin; arm spines short. Richmond 1997 <282>.
Description Disc and arms covered in thick, smooth skin; arm spines short. Richmond 1997 <282>. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiomyxidae Ljungman, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123209 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [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]
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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 107: 415-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy The relationships within this family need to be revised. [details]Unreviewed
Description Disc and arms covered in thick, smooth skin; arm spines short. Richmond 1997 <282>. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キヌハダクモヒトデ科キヌハダクモヒトデ亜目／粘蛇尾亜目 [from synonym]カワクモヒトデ亜科 [from synonym] | [details] |
| Swedish | skinnormstjärnor | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiarachninae) (from synonym Ophiarachninae Matsumoto, 1915)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiomyxidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiomyxina) (from synonym Ophiomyxina)
To Genbank (from synonym Ophiobyrsinae Matsumoto, 1915)
To Genbank (from synonym Ophiarachninae Matsumoto, 1915)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Ophiomyxina)
To The Arctic Traits Database (2 traits) (from synonym Ophiomyxina)
To The Arctic Traits Database (2 traits)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiarachninae) (from synonym Ophiarachninae Matsumoto, 1915)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiomyxidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiomyxina) (from synonym Ophiomyxina)
To Genbank (from synonym Ophiobyrsinae Matsumoto, 1915)
To Genbank (from synonym Ophiarachninae Matsumoto, 1915)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Ophiomyxina)
To The Arctic Traits Database (2 traits) (from synonym Ophiomyxina)
To The Arctic Traits Database (2 traits)
To ITIS