Deep-Sea taxon details
Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842
123587 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123587)
accepted
Genus
Ophiomelina Koehler, 1922 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Ophiacantha abyssa Kyte, 1982
- Species Ophiacantha abyssicola G.O. Sars, 1872
- Species Ophiacantha aculeata Verrill, 1885
- Species Ophiacantha adiaphora H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha antarctica Koehler, 1900
- Species Ophiacantha atopostoma H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha bathybia H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha benigna Koehler, 1922
- Species Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805)
- Species Ophiacantha brachygnatha H.L. Clark, 1928
- Species Ophiacantha contigua Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Species Ophiacantha cornuta Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha cosmica Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha costata Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Species Ophiacantha crassidens Verrill, 1885
- Species Ophiacantha curima Clark, 1915
- Species Ophiacantha cyrena A.H. Clark, 1916
- Species Ophiacantha densa Farran, 1913
- Species Ophiacantha diplasia H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897
- Species Ophiacantha echinulata Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha enneactis H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha enopla Verrill, 1885
- Species Ophiacantha eurypoma H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha exilis (Koehler, 1922)
- Species Ophiacantha fraterna Verrill, 1885
- Species Ophiacantha frigida Koehler, 1907
- Species Ophiacantha funebris (Koehler, 1930)
- Species Ophiacantha hirta Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Species Ophiacantha inconspicua Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Species Ophiacantha legata Koehler, 1922
- Species Ophiacantha lepidota H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha levispina Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha lineata Koehler, 1896
- Species Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha longispina Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005
- Species Ophiacantha macrarthra H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha mesembria H.L. Clark, 1915
- Species Ophiacantha metallacta H.L. Clark, 1915
- Species Ophiacantha moniliformis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Species Ophiacantha nutrix Baranova, 1955
- Species Ophiacantha pacifica Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Species Ophiacantha paramedea Hertz, 1927
- Species Ophiacantha parasema H.L. Clark, 1923
- Species Ophiacantha pentacrinus Lütken, 1869
- Species Ophiacantha pentagona Koehler, 1897
- Species Ophiacantha placida (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiacantha prionota H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha quadrispina H.L. Clark, 1917
- Species Ophiacantha rhachophora H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha richeri O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006
- Species Ophiacantha savagica Tommasi, 1976
- Species Ophiacantha scutata Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha sentosa Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha similis A.H. Clark, 1916
- Species Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895
- Species Ophiacantha smitti Ljungman, 1872
- Species Ophiacantha spinifera Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Species Ophiacantha trachyacantha Djakonov, 1954
- Species Ophiacantha trachybactra H.L. Clark, 1911
- Species Ophiacantha vepratica Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha veterna Koehler, 1907
- Species Ophiacantha vorax Koehler, 1897
- Species Ophiacantha abnormis Lyman, 1879 accepted as Ophiotreta stimulea (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiacantha anchilabra H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiacantha vorax Koehler, 1897
- Species Ophiacantha anomala G.O. Sars, 1872 accepted as Ophiosabine anomala (G.O. Sars, 1872) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
- Species Ophiacantha antarctica (Lyman, 1879) sensu Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiolimna antarctica (Lyman, 1879) (synonym)
- Species Ophiacantha aristata Koehler, 1895 accepted as Ophiosabine aristata (Koehler, 1895) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
- Species Ophiacantha bisquamata Matsumoto, 1915 accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879)
- Species Ophiacantha cataleimmoida H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiophthalmus cataleimmoidus (H.L. Clark, 1911)
- Species Ophiacantha composita sensu Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895 (synonym)
- Species Ophiacantha confusa Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha cuspidata Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosabine cuspidata (Lyman, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ophiacantha densispina Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiosabine densispina (Mortensen, 1936) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
- Species Ophiacantha denuispina accepted as Ophiacantha densispina Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiosabine densispina (Mortensen, 1936) (lapsus calami, probably densispina misspelled)
- Species Ophiacantha diploa H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897
- Species Ophiacantha disjuncta (Koehler, 1911) accepted as Ophiacantha antarctica Koehler, 1900 (synonym)
- Species Ophiacantha dumosa A.H. Clark, 1949 accepted as Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiacantha eximia Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiotreta eximia (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiacantha gratiosa Koehler, 1897 accepted as Ophiotreta stimulea (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiacantha hylacantha H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiophthalmus hylacanthus (H.L. Clark, 1911)
- Species Ophiacantha lambda H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiolimna perfida (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiacantha leucosticta H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophientrema leucosticta (H.L. Clark, 1911) accepted as Ophientrema scolopendrica (Lyman, 1883)
- Species Ophiacantha matura Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiotreta matura (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiacantha megatreta H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiotoma megatreta (H.L. Clark, 1911)
- Species Ophiacantha meridionalis Lyman, 1869 accepted as Ophiacantha pentacrinus Lütken, 1869 (synonym acc. to H.L. Clark, 1915)
- Species Ophiacantha millespina Verrill, 1879 accepted as Ophiacantha abyssicola G.O. Sars, 1872 (synonym)
- Species Ophiacantha normani Lyman, 1879 accepted as Ophiophthalmus normani (Lyman, 1879)
- Species Ophiacantha oedidisca H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiophthalmus relictus (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiacantha paucispina Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiotoma paucispina (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (transferred by H.L. Clark (1915))
- Species Ophiacantha pentactis Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiosabine pentactis (Mortensen, 1936) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
- Species Ophiacantha porrecta (Koehler, 1914) accepted as Ophiomitrella porrecta Koehler, 1914
- Species Ophiacantha rosea Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosabine rosea (Lyman, 1878) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
- Species Ophiacantha sertata (Lyman, 1869) accepted as Ophiotreta sertata (Lyman, 1869) (transferred to Ophiotreta by Verrill (1899))
- Species Ophiacantha spectabilis G.O. Sars, 1872 accepted as Ophiotreta spectabilis (G.O. Sars, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination, transferred by O'Hara & Thuy, 2022)
- Species Ophiacantha troscheli Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiacanthella troscheli (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879 accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879)
- Species Ophiacantha vivipara Ljungman, 1871 accepted as Ophiosabine vivipara (Ljungman, 1871) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
- Species Ophiacantha yaldwyni Fell, 1958 accepted as Ophiolebes yaldwyni (Fell, 1958) (unaccepted > superseded combination, transferred by O'Hara & Thuy, 2022)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details] 
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123587 on 2025-05-11
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123587 on 2025-05-11
Date
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original description
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details]
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]
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]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology).</em> 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2294231 [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]
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]
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]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology).</em> 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2294231 [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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]Remark Type species: Ophiacantha spinulosa Müller & Troschel, 1842 (=Asterias bidentata Retzius, 1805) by subsequent designation, see Clark (1915) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
