WoRMS taxon details
Ophiopleura Danielssen & Koren, 1877
123568 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123568)
accepted
Genus
Luetkenia Duncan, 1878 · unaccepted (homonym of a crustacean)
Lütkenia Duncan, 1878, non Claus, 1864, nec Steindachner, 1877, nec Brock, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Ophiopleura borealis Danielssen & Koren, 1877
- Species Ophiopleura inermis (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiopleura arctica (Danielssen & Koren, 1877) accepted as Ophiopleura borealis Danielssen & Koren, 1877
- Species Ophiopleura aurantiaca (Verrill, 1882) accepted as Ophiopleura inermis (Lyman, 1878) (Junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1877). Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition: Echinodermer. <em>Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne.</em> 23(3): 45-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36104964 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiopleura Danielssen & Koren, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123568 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1877). Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition: Echinodermer. <em>Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne.</em> 23(3): 45-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36104964 [details]
original description (of Luetkenia Duncan, 1878) Duncan, P.M. 1878. On Lütkenia, a new genus of Ophiuridae from Discovery Bay. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 5(II), 188-193. [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]
original description (of Luetkenia Duncan, 1878) Duncan, P.M. 1878. On Lütkenia, a new genus of Ophiuridae from Discovery Bay. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 5(II), 188-193. [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
taxonomy source
O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 107: 415-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 [details]
Other
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
