WoRMS taxon details
Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852)
158072 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158072)
accepted
Species
Amphiodia atra (Stimpson, 1852) · unaccepted (synonym)
Amphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915 · unaccepted (synonymized by Thomas (1964))
Amphipholis atra (Stimpson, 1852) · unaccepted (synonym)
Amphipholis limbata (Grube, 1857) · unaccepted (synonymized by Thomas (1964))
Micropholis atra (Stimpson, 1852) · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiolepis limbata Grube, 1857 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852) Stimpson, W. (1854). Two new species of Ophiolepis, from the southern coast of the United States. <em>Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.</em> 4: 224-226., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870934#page/232/mode/1up [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158072 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Amphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915) Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32500336 [details]
original description (of Ophiolepis limbata Grube, 1857) Grube, E. (1857). Beschreibungen neuer oder weniger bekannter Seesterne und Seeigel. 27: 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11711082 [details]
original description (of Ophiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852) Stimpson, W. (1854). Two new species of Ophiolepis, from the southern coast of the United States. <em>Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.</em> 4: 224-226., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870934#page/232/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
new combination reference Turner, R.L. 1985. Microphiopholis, replacement name for Micropholis Thomas, 1966 (Ophiuroidea: Amphiuridae) NON Huxley, 1859 (Amphibia: Dissorophidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Wshington 98(4): 1028-1029. [details]
original description (of Ophiolepis limbata Grube, 1857) Grube, E. (1857). Beschreibungen neuer oder weniger bekannter Seesterne und Seeigel. 27: 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11711082 [details]
original description (of Ophiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852) Stimpson, W. (1854). Two new species of Ophiolepis, from the southern coast of the United States. <em>Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.</em> 4: 224-226., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870934#page/232/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
new combination reference Turner, R.L. 1985. Microphiopholis, replacement name for Micropholis Thomas, 1966 (Ophiuroidea: Amphiuridae) NON Huxley, 1859 (Amphibia: Dissorophidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Wshington 98(4): 1028-1029. [details]
Other
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Paratype (of Amphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915) MCZ OPH-1442 [details]
Syntype (of Ophiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852) MCZ OPH-1438 [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Amphiodia atra (Stimpson, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Amphipholis atra (Stimpson, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ophiolepis limbata Grube, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Amphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microphiopholis atra)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-1438) (from synonym Ophiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-1442) (from synonym Amphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Amphiodia atra (Stimpson, 1852))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Amphipholis limbata (Grube, 1857))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records) (from synonym Amphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (58 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Amphiodia atra (Stimpson, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Amphipholis atra (Stimpson, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ophiolepis limbata Grube, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Amphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microphiopholis atra)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-1438) (from synonym Ophiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-1442) (from synonym Amphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Amphiodia atra (Stimpson, 1852))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Amphipholis limbata (Grube, 1857))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records) (from synonym Amphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (58 records)
To ITIS
