WoRMS taxon details
Ophiotreta valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879)
244220 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:244220)
accepted
Species
Ophiacantha bisquamata Matsumoto, 1915 · unaccepted
Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879 · unaccepted
Ophiotreta bisquamata (Matsumoto, 1915) · unaccepted
Ophiotreta valenciennesi valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) · unaccepted (subspecies revoked by Stöhr (2011))
- Subspecies Ophiotreta valenciennesi rufescens (Koehler, 1896) accepted as Ophiotreta rufescens (Koehler, 1896)
- Subspecies Ophiotreta valenciennesi valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) (subspecies revoked by Stöhr (2011))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879) Lyman, T. (1879). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part II. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 6(2): 17-83, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31068674#page/27/mode/1up [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiotreta valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244220 on 2026-05-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879) Lyman, T. (1879). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part II. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 6(2): 17-83, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31068674#page/27/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ophiacantha bisquamata Matsumoto, 1915) Matsumoto, H. (1915). A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with description of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 68: 43-92., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1708443 [details]
basis of record Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details]
original description (of Ophiacantha bisquamata Matsumoto, 1915) Matsumoto, H. (1915). A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with description of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 68: 43-92., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1708443 [details]
basis of record Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Stöhr, S. (2011). New records and new species of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3089: 1-50., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03089p050.pdf
page(s): 20 [details]
page(s): 20 [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]
additional source Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Mills, V. S.; O'Hara, T. D. (2013). Ophiuroids (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) of biogenic habitats on the continental shelf of New Zealand. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3613 (5): 401-444., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2013/3613(5).html [details]
additional source Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Mills, V. S.; O'Hara, T. D. (2013). Ophiuroids (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) of biogenic habitats on the continental shelf of New Zealand. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3613 (5): 401-444., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2013/3613(5).html [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiotreta valenciennesi)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiotreta valenciennesi valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records) (from synonym Ophiacantha bisquamata Matsumoto, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiotreta valenciennesi)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiotreta valenciennesi valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records) (from synonym Ophiacantha bisquamata Matsumoto, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records)
From editor or global species database
