WoRMS name details
Ophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878)
124922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124922)
alternative representation
Species
- Subspecies Ophiura irrorata concreta (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata concreta (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata concreta (Koehler, 1901)
- Subspecies Ophiura irrorata polyacantha Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata polyacantha (Mortensen, 1933) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata polyacantha (Mortensen, 1933)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophioglypha irrorata 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. Ophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124922 on 2026-01-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophioglypha irrorata 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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [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]
context source (PeRMS) Tommasi, L. R. (1976). Ophiuroidea collected in the Peru-Chile Trench by the USNS “Eltanin" during cruise III. <em>Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Sao paulo.</em> 29: 281-318., available online at https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/211087 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Tommasi, L. R. (1976). Ophiuroidea collected in the Peru-Chile Trench by the USNS “Eltanin" during cruise III. <em>Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Sao paulo.</em> 29: 281-318., available online at https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/211087 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type, geounit Cape Agulhas [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (35 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878) (USNM E52813) dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878) (USNM E52813) ventral view)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (51 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878) (USNM E52813) dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878) (USNM E52813) ventral view)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (51 records)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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