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Ophiocoma L. Agassiz, 1836

123592  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123592)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Ophiacanthida (Order)
  10. Ophiodermatina (Suborder)
  11. Ophiocomoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Ophiocomidae (Family)
  13. Ophiocoma (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Species Ophiocoma anaglyptica Ely, 1944
Species Ophiocoma erinaceus Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Ophiocoma schoenleinii Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816)

Subgenus Ophiocoma (Breviturma) Stöhr, Boissin & Hoareau, 2013 accepted as Breviturma Stöhr, Boissin & Hoareau, 2013 (raised to genus level)
Species Ophiocoma brevipes Peters, 1851 accepted as Breviturma brevipes (Peters, 1851) (transferred to new subgenus, later raised to genus)
Species Ophiocoma dentata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma dentata (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (transferred to new subgenus, later raised to genus)
Species Ophiocoma doederleini de Loriol, 1899 accepted as Breviturma doederleini (de Loriol, 1899) (transferred to new subgenus, later raised to genus)
Species Ophiocoma endeani Rowe & Pawson, 1977 accepted as Ophiomastix endeani (Rowe & Pawson, 1977) (transferred to Ophiomastix by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species Ophiocoma insularia Lyman, 1861 accepted as Ophiocoma dentata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma dentata (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiocoma lineolata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiocoma pica Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma pica (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiocoma macroplaca (H.L. Clark, 1915) accepted as Ophiomastix macroplaca (H.L. Clark, 1915) (transferred to Ophiomastix by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species Ophiocoma parva H.L. Clark, 1915 accepted as Ophiocomella sexradia (Duncan, 1887)
Species Ophiocoma pica Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma pica (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (transferred to Breviturma by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species Ophiocoma pusilla (Brock, 1888) accepted as Breviturma pusilla (Brock, 1888) (transferred to Breviturma by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species Ophiocoma valenciae Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiocomella valenciae (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (transferred to Ophiocomella by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species Ophiocoma wendti Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiomastix wendtii (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiomastix wendtii (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (transferred to Ophiomastix by O'Hara et al. (2018))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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 [details]   
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocoma L. Agassiz, 1836. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123592 on 2023-03-21
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2023). African Register of Marine Species. Ophiocoma L. Agassiz, 1836. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123592 on 2023-03-21
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hansson, Hans
2007-07-12 13:29:01Z
checked
Stöhr, Sabine
2008-10-15 08:22:19Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2016-10-03 13:50:39Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2018-03-26 09:46:40Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine

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 [details]   

taxonomy source O'Hara, T. D.; Stöhr, S.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Martynov, A. (2018). Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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 Sloan, N. A.; Clark, A. M.; Taylor, J. D. (1979). The Echinoderms of Aldabra and their habitats. <em>Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 37 (2): 81- 128. [details]   

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

status source Devaney, D. M. (1970). Studies on ophiocomid brittlestars. I. A new genus (Clarkcoma) of Ophiocominae with a re-evaluation of the genus Ophiocoma. <em>Smithson. Contr. Zool.</em> 51: 1-41. [details]   
 
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