WoRMS taxon details
Ophiacantha contigua Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
243334 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243334)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lütken, C. F.; Mortensen, T. (1899). Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and Southern America and off the Galapagos Islands. XXV. The Ophiuridae. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 23(2): 97-208., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28891692 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha contigua Lütken & Mortensen, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243334 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Lütken, C. F.; Mortensen, T. (1899). Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and Southern America and off the Galapagos Islands. XXV. The Ophiuridae. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 23(2): 97-208., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28891692 [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]





Syntype MCZ OPH-1935 [details]