WoRMS name details
Homalophiura inornata (Lyman, 1878)
124841 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124841)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
- Variety Homalophiura inornata var. tuberosa Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophioplinthus tuberosa (Mortensen, 1936) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophioglypha inornata Lyman, 1878) Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Homalophiura inornata (Lyman, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124841 on 2026-08-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophioglypha inornata Lyman, 1878) Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up [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]
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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Authority Described by Lyman in 1882 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Homalophiura inornata, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Homalophiura inornata, ventral)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (19 records)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Homalophiura inornata, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Homalophiura inornata, ventral)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (19 records)
Unreviewed
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