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Orphnurgus Théel, 1879

AphiaID

205984 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205984)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Orphnurgus asper Théel, 1879 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Deimatidae Théel, 1882

Synonymised names

Amphideima Koehler & Vaney, 1905 · unaccepted

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Species Orphnurgus asper Théel, 1879
Species Orphnurgus aspersignis Thandar, 1992
Species Orphnurgus bacillus Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981
Species Orphnurgus dorisae Pawson, 2002
Species Orphnurgus glaber Walsh, 1891
Species Orphnurgus insignis Fisher, 1907
Species Orphnurgus natalasper Thandar, 1992
Species Orphnurgus protectus (Sluiter, 1901)
Species Orphnurgus vitreus (Fisher, 1907)
Species Orphnurgus invalidus Koehler & Vaney, 1905 accepted as Orphnurgus glaber Walsh, 1891
Species Orphnurgus rigidus Ohshima, 1915 accepted as Orphnurgus glaber Walsh, 1891

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Théel, H. (1879). Preliminary Report on the Holothuridae of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" under Professor Sir C. Wyville Thomson F.R.S., Part 1, Bihang Till K. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handlingar 5(19): 20 pp (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Orphnurgus Théel, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205984 on 2026-07-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1999-06-08 10:32:31Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2000-09-29 07:24:43Z

changed

Garcia, Maria

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2012-11-15 00:36:24Z

checked

Paulay, Gustav

2013-06-10 08:43:23Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

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Nomenclature

original description Théel, H. (1879). Preliminary Report on the Holothuridae of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" under Professor Sir C. Wyville Thomson F.R.S., Part 1, Bihang Till K. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handlingar 5(19): 20 pp (look up in IMIS) [details]

original description (of Amphideima Koehler & Vaney, 1905) Koehler, R. & Vaney, C. (1905). An account of the deep-sea Holothurioidea collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator. [Holothuries recueillies par l'Investigator dans l'Océan Indien. I. Les Holothuries de mer profonde.]. <em>In: Alcock, A. (ed.) Echinoderma of the Indian Museum. Holothurioidea. Calcutta: Indian Museum.</em> vi + 124 pp. + ii, 15 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1730 [details]

basis of record Thandar, A. S. (1992). The South African Museum's Meiring Naude cruises. Part 18: Holothuroidea. <em>Ann. S. Afr. Mus.</em> 101: 159-180. [details]

Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]