WoRMS taxon details
Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842
123633 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123633)
accepted
Genus
Ophiocynodus H.L. Clark, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophioscolex (Ophioscolex) · unaccepted (obsolete)
Species Ophioscolex corynetes (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophioscolex disacanthus H. L. Clark, 1915
Species Ophioscolex glacialis Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Ophioscolex inermis Mortensen, 1933
Species Ophioscolex marionis Mortensen, 1936
Species Ophioscolex pertinax Koehler, 1904
Species Ophioscolex serratus H.L. Clark, 1900
Species Ophioscolex tropicus Lyman, 1878
Subgenus Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) accepted as Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933 (status change)
Species Ophioscolex fragilis Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophioscolex glacialis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonymized by H.L. Clark (1915))
Species Ophioscolex nutrix Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiolycus nutrix (Mortensen, 1936) (synonym)
Species Ophioscolex prolifer Studer, 1882 accepted as Ophiologimus prolifer (Studer, 1882)
Species Ophioscolex purpurea Düben & Koren, 1845 accepted as Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1846)
Species Ophioscolex quadrispinus Verrill, 1885 accepted as Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1846) (synonym)
Species Ophioscolex retectus Koehler, 1895 accepted as Ophiolebes retecta (Koehler, 1895) (synonym)
Species Ophioscolex spinosa Storm, 1881 accepted as Ophiophrixus spinosus (Storm, 1881) (synonym)
Species Ophioscolex stimpsonii Lyman, 1875 accepted as Ophiomyxa stimpsonii (Lyman, 1875)
Species Ophioscolex tripapillatus Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005 accepted as Ophiophrura tripapillata (Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005) (revision)
Species Ophioscolex dentatus Lyman, 1878 represented as Ophiolycus dentatus (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
Species Ophioscolex disacanthus H. L. Clark, 1915
Species Ophioscolex glacialis Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Ophioscolex inermis Mortensen, 1933
Species Ophioscolex marionis Mortensen, 1936
Species Ophioscolex pertinax Koehler, 1904
Species Ophioscolex serratus H.L. Clark, 1900
Species Ophioscolex tropicus Lyman, 1878
Subgenus Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) accepted as Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933 (status change)
» Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) dentatus Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiolycus dentatus (Lyman, 1878) (status change)
» Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) farquhari McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiolycus farquhari (McKnight, 2003) accepted as Ophiologimus farquhari (McKnight, 2003) (raised to genus rank)
» Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) nutrix Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiolycus nutrix (Mortensen, 1936) (status change)
» Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1846) (status change)
Subgenus Ophioscolex (Ophioscolex) accepted as Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842 (obsolete)» Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) farquhari McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiolycus farquhari (McKnight, 2003) accepted as Ophiologimus farquhari (McKnight, 2003) (raised to genus rank)
» Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) nutrix Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiolycus nutrix (Mortensen, 1936) (status change)
» Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1846) (status change)
» Species Ophioscolex (Ophioscolex) inermis Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophioscolex inermis Mortensen, 1933
Species Ophioscolex coppingeri Bell, 1881 accepted as Ophiomyxa vivipara Studer, 1876Species Ophioscolex fragilis Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophioscolex glacialis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonymized by H.L. Clark (1915))
Species Ophioscolex nutrix Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiolycus nutrix (Mortensen, 1936) (synonym)
Species Ophioscolex prolifer Studer, 1882 accepted as Ophiologimus prolifer (Studer, 1882)
Species Ophioscolex purpurea Düben & Koren, 1845 accepted as Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1846)
Species Ophioscolex quadrispinus Verrill, 1885 accepted as Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1846) (synonym)
Species Ophioscolex retectus Koehler, 1895 accepted as Ophiolebes retecta (Koehler, 1895) (synonym)
Species Ophioscolex spinosa Storm, 1881 accepted as Ophiophrixus spinosus (Storm, 1881) (synonym)
Species Ophioscolex stimpsonii Lyman, 1875 accepted as Ophiomyxa stimpsonii (Lyman, 1875)
Species Ophioscolex tripapillatus Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005 accepted as Ophiophrura tripapillata (Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005) (revision)
Species Ophioscolex dentatus Lyman, 1878 represented as Ophiolycus dentatus (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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) (2022). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123633 on 2022-07-04
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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]
original description (of Ophiocynodus H.L. Clark, 1911) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [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.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ophiocynodus H.L. Clark, 1911) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [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.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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| Norwegian Bokmål | korallslangestjerner | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | korallslangestjerner | [details] |
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