Ophiuroidea taxon details

Ophiactis balli (W. Thompson, 1840)

125110  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125110)

accepted
Species
Ophiocoma balli W. Thomson, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiocoma goodsiri Forbes, 1841 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiocoma balli W. Thomson, 1840) Thompson, W. (1840). Additions to the fauna of Ireland. <em>Annals of Natural History.</em> 5: 245-257., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22191215
page(s): 99 [details] 
Distribution In depths of 30 to more than 200 m, in crevices in rocks, stones, shells, worm tubes, etc. often with Ophiopholis...  
Distribution In depths of 30 to more than 200 m, in crevices in rocks, stones, shells, worm tubes, etc. often with Ophiopholis aculeata. Common oof the south, west and northeast coasts of the British Isles [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiactis balli (W. Thompson, 1840). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125110 on 2025-09-16
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2007-06-09 16:13:42Z
changed
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z
checked
2009-04-01 08:13:38Z
changed
2019-07-05 07:31:54Z
changed

original description (of Ophiocoma balli W. Thomson, 1840) Thompson, W. (1840). Additions to the fauna of Ireland. <em>Annals of Natural History.</em> 5: 245-257., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22191215
page(s): 99 [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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] 

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 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] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Breeding Ophiopluteus larva. Summer [details]

Distribution In depths of 30 to more than 200 m, in crevices in rocks, stones, shells, worm tubes, etc. often with Ophiopholis aculeata. Common oof the south, west and northeast coasts of the British Isles [details]
LanguageName 
Swedish finfjällig korallormstjärna  [details]

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