BeRMS taxon details
Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1852)
124933 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124933)
accepted
Species
Ophiolepis robusta Ayres, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiolepis robusta Ayres, 1852) Ayres, W.O. (1852). An account of the structure of the Ophiuridae and a description and drawings of a new species belonging to the genus Ophiolepis. <em>Proceedings Boston Society Natural History.</em> 4: 133-135., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870843
page(s): 134 [details]
page(s): 134 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1852). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124933 on 2026-05-31
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1852). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124933 on 2026-05-31
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(of Ophiolepis robusta Ayres, 1852) Ayres, W.O. (1852). An account of the structure of the Ophiuridae and a description and drawings of a new species belonging to the genus Ophiolepis. <em>Proceedings Boston Society Natural History.</em> 4: 133-135., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870843
page(s): 134 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.18 [details] Available for editors
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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Gosner, 1977 [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S. (2011). Lateral arm plate morphology in brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): new perspectives for ophiuroid micropalaeontology and classification. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3013, 1-47., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3013.1.1
note: The hook-shaped arm spines are shown for the first time in this publication. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
page(s): 134 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.18 [details] Available for editors
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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Gosner, 1977 [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S. (2011). Lateral arm plate morphology in brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): new perspectives for ophiuroid micropalaeontology and classification. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3013, 1-47., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3013.1.1
note: The hook-shaped arm spines are shown for the first time in this publication. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Bokmål | nordlig slangestjerne | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | nordleg slangestjerne | [details] |
| Swedish | mindre fransormstjärna | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Ophiolepis robusta Ayres, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiura robusta)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Macrozoobenthos communities of Svalbard
To PESI (from synonym Ophiolepis robusta Ayres, 1852)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (28 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (231 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 002319.EC)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Ophiolepis robusta Ayres, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiura robusta)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Macrozoobenthos communities of Svalbard
To PESI (from synonym Ophiolepis robusta Ayres, 1852)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (28 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (231 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 002319.EC)
To ITIS
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