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Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836

123314  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123314)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Asteroidea (Class)
  6. Ambuloasteroidea (Subclass)
  7. Neoasteroidea (Infraclass)
  8. Valvatacea (Superorder)
  9. Valvatida (Order)
  10. Ophidiasteridae (Family)
  11. Ophidiaster (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Chione Gistel, 1848 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1919))
Drachmaster Downey, 1970 · unaccepted (synonym)
Linckia franciscus Nardo, 1834 · uncertain > nomen dubium

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  1. Species Ophidiaster agassizi Perrier, 1881
  2. Species Ophidiaster alexandri Verrill, 1915
  3. Species Ophidiaster armatus Koehler, 1910
  4. Species Ophidiaster bayeri A.H. Clark, 1948
  5. Species Ophidiaster bullisi (Downey, 1970)
  6. Species Ophidiaster colossus Mah, 2021
  7. Species Ophidiaster confertus H.L. Clark, 1916
  8. Species Ophidiaster cribrarius Lütken, 1871
  9. Species Ophidiaster duncani de Loriol, 1885
  10. Species Ophidiaster granifer Lütken, 1871
  11. Species Ophidiaster guildingi Gray, 1840
  12. Species Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889
  13. Species Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842
  14. Species Ophidiaster kermadecensis Benham, 1911
  15. Species Ophidiaster lorioli Fisher, 1906
  16. Species Ophidiaster ludwigi deLoriol, 1900
  17. Species Ophidiaster macknighti H.E.S. Clark, 1962
  18. Species Ophidiaster multispinus Liao & A.M. Clark, 1996
  19. Species Ophidiaster ophidianus (Lamarck, 1816)
  20. Species Ophidiaster perplexus A.H. Clark, 1954
  21. Species Ophidiaster perrieri de Loriol, 1885
  22. Species Ophidiaster reyssi Sibuet, 1977
  23. Species Ophidiaster rhabdotus Fisher, 1906
  24. Subgenus Ophidiaster (Hacelia) Gray, 1840 accepted as Hacelia Gray, 1840 (synonym)
    1. Species Ophidiaster (Hacelia) attenuatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840 (synonym)
  25. Subgenus Ophidiaster (Leiaster) Peters, 1852 accepted as Leiaster Peters, 1852 (raised to full genus by von Martens (1866) and Fisher (1919))
  26. Subgenus Ophidiaster (Pharia) (Gray, 1840) accepted as Pharia Gray, 1840 (Raised to genus by Sladen (1889))
    1. Species Ophidiaster (Pharia) pyramidatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Pharia pyramidata (Gray, 1840)
  27. Species Ophidiaster aequalis Dujardin & Hupe, 1862 accepted as Mediaster aequalis Stimpson, 1857
  28. Species Ophidiaster asperulus Lutken, 1871 accepted as Dactylosaster cylindricus (Lamarck, 1816) (A synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  29. Species Ophidiaster astridae Engel, 1938 accepted as Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889 (Synonym)
  30. Species Ophidiaster aurantius Gray, 1840 accepted as Ophidiaster ophidianus (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym according to Muller and Troschel (1842))
  31. Species Ophidiaster campbelli Perrier in Filhol, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  32. Species Ophidiaster canariensis Greeff, 1872 accepted as Ophidiaster ophidianus (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
  33. Species Ophidiaster clathratus Grube, 1865 accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  34. Species Ophidiaster columbiae Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Cistina columbiae Gray, 1840
  35. Species Ophidiaster crassa (Gray, 1840) accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  36. Species Ophidiaster cylindricus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Dactylosaster cylindricus (Lamarck, 1816)
  37. Species Ophidiaster diplax Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Fisher (1919))
  38. Species Ophidiaster dubiosus Fisher, 1919 accepted as Tamaria dubiosa (Koehler, 1910)
  39. Species Ophidiaster easterensis Ziesenhenne, 1963 accepted as Ophidiaster agassizi Perrier, 1881 (synonym according to Mah, 2021)
  40. Species Ophidiaster echinulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  41. Species Ophidiaster ehrenbergi Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  42. Species Ophidiaster flaccidus Lutken, 1859 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  43. Species Ophidiaster floridae Perrier, 1881 accepted as Tamaria floridae (Perrier, 1881)
  44. Species Ophidiaster fuscus (Gray, 1840) accepted as Tamaria fusca Gray, 1840
  45. Species Ophidiaster germani Perrier, 1875 accepted as Ophidiaster cribrarius Lütken, 1871 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  46. Species Ophidiaster hirsutus Koehler, 1910 accepted as Tamaria hirsuta (Koehler, 1910) accepted as Tamaria megaloplax (Bell, 1884)
  47. Species Ophidiaster inarmata Koehler, 1895 accepted as Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889 (a variety of O. helicostichus)
  48. Species Ophidiaster irregularis Perrier, 1869 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840
  49. Species Ophidiaster laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  50. Species Ophidiaster leachi Gray, 1840 accepted as Leiaster leachi (Gray, 1840)
  51. Species Ophidiaster lessonae Gasco, 1876 accepted as Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
  52. Species Ophidiaster linearis Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 accepted as Metrodira dubia (Synonym according to H.L)
  53. Species Ophidiaster lioderma H.L. Clark, 1921 accepted as Ophidiaster duncani de Loriol, 1885 (Synonym accoridng to Jangoux (1985))
  54. Species Ophidiaster lymani (A.H. Clark, 1948) accepted as Copidaster lymani A.H. Clark, 1948
  55. Species Ophidiaster marmoratus Michelin, 1844 accepted as Tamaria marmorata (Michelin, 1844)
  56. Species Ophidiaster miliaris Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  57. Species Ophidiaster multiforis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Linckia multifora (Lamarck, 1816)
  58. Species Ophidiaster ornatus Koehler, 1910 accepted as Tamaria ornata (Koehler, 1910)
  59. Species Ophidiaster ornithopus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (synonym according to Sladen (1889))
  60. Species Ophidiaster pacifica (Gray, 1840) accepted as Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  61. Species Ophidiaster pinguis H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Ophidiaster alexandri Verrill, 1915 (Synonym according to Downey in Miller (1984))
  62. Species Ophidiaster porosissimus Lutken, 1859 accepted as Pharia pyramidata (Gray, 1840) (synonym according to Sladen (1889))
  63. Species Ophidiaster propinquus Livingstone, 1932 accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Rowe & Pawson (1977))
  64. Species Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym)
  65. Species Ophidiaster pusillus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Tamaria pusilla (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
  66. Species Ophidiaster pustulatus (von Martens, 1866) accepted as Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to Doderlein (1926) and A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971))
  67. Species Ophidiaster pyramidatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Ophidiaster (Pharia) pyramidatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Pharia pyramidata (Gray, 1840)
  68. Species Ophidiaster robillardi de Loriol, 1885 accepted as Ophidiaster cribrarius Lütken, 1871
  69. Species Ophidiaster schismochilus H.L. Clark, 1922 accepted as Copidaster schismochilus (H.L. Clark, 1922)
  70. Species Ophidiaster sclerodermus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Tamaria scleroderma (Fisher, 1906)
  71. Species Ophidiaster squameus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Ophidiaster hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Probable synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971))
  72. Species Ophidiaster superba (H.L. Clark, 1921) accepted as Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840
  73. Species Ophidiaster suturalis Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Phataria unifascialis (Gray, 1840) (synonym according to Verrill (1870))
  74. Species Ophidiaster tenellus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Tamaria tenella (Fisher, 1906)
  75. Species Ophidiaster triseriatus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Tamaria triseriata (Fisher, 1906)
  76. Species Ophidiaster trychnus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Ophidiaster granifer Lütken, 1871 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  77. Species Ophidiaster tuberculatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Nardoa tuberculata Gray, 1840
  78. Species Ophidiaster tuberifer Sladen, 1889 accepted as Tamaria tubifera (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Tamaria megaloplax (Bell, 1884)
  79. Species Ophidiaster tumescens Koehler, 1910 accepted as Tamaria tumescens (Koehler, 1910)
  80. Species Ophidiaster vestitus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Echinaster vestitus (Perrier, 1869) accepted as Echinaster purpureus (Gray, 1840)
  81. Species Ophidiaster watsoni Livingstone, 1936 accepted as Gomophia watsoni (Livingstone, 1936)
  82. Species Ophidiaster arenatus (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > nomen dubium, Unidentifiable according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  83. Species Ophidiaster attenuatus Perrier, 1869 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  84. Species Ophidiaster bicolor (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > nomen dubium, Unidentifiable according to H.L. Clark (1921))
  85. Species Ophidiaster chinensis Perrier, 1875 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
page(s): 191 [details] 
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123314 on 2025-05-07
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2008-10-24 23:33:30Z
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Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
page(s): 191 [details] 

original description (of Drachmaster Downey, 1970) Downey, M.E. (1970). <i>Drachmaster bullisi</i> new genus and species of Ophidiasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)with a key to the Caribbean species of the family Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(6):77-82 [details] 

original description (of Chione Gistel, 1848) Gistel, Johannes [Nepomuk Franz Xaver]. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Tierreichs: für höhere Schulen. 1-216, i-xvi, pls. 1-32. Stuttgart. Scheitlin & Krais., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175526
page(s): 176 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Linckia franciscus Nardo, 1834) Nardo, J.D. (1834). De Asteriis. <em>Isis von Oken.</em> 1834: 716-717., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27510121
page(s): 717 [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 (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details] 

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
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Japanese ホウキボシ属  [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chione) (from synonym Chione Gistel, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chione) (from synonym Chione Gistel, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophidiaster) 
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Ophidiaster ophidianus
Ophidiaster ophidianus
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Ophidiaster ophidianus
Ophidiaster ophidianus
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Ophidiaster ophidianus
Ophidiaster ophidianus
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Ophidiaster ophidianus
Ophidiaster ophidianus
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Ophidiaster ophidianus
Ophidiaster ophidianus
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Ophidiaster ophidianus
Ophidiaster ophidianus
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Ophidiaster ophidianus
Ophidiaster ophidianus
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Ophidiaster ophidianus
Ophidiaster ophidianus
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Ophidiaster ophidianus
Ophidiaster ophidianus
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