WoRMS taxon details
Ophiacantha diplasia H.L. Clark, 1911
244734 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:244734)
accepted
Species
Ophiophthalmus diplasia (H.L. Clark, 1911) · unaccepted (Ophiophthalmus is a junior...)
Ophiophthalmus is a junior homonym, Hendler (1996) transferred this species back to Ophiacantha, pending a revision of the genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
(of Ophiophthalmus diplasia (H.L. Clark, 1911)) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
(of Ophiophthalmus diplasia (H.L. Clark, 1911)) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha diplasia H.L. Clark, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244734 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
original description (of Ophiophthalmus diplasia (H.L. Clark, 1911)) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Ophiophthalmus diplasia (H.L. Clark, 1911)) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Hendler, G. (1996). Class Ophiuroidea. In: Blake, J.A., Scott, P.H., Lissner, A. (eds). <em>Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and the Western Santa Barbara Channel.</em> 14: 113-179. [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]





Paratype MCZ OPH-3198 [details]
Paratype MCZ OPH-3199 [details]
Paratype MCZ OPH-3416 [details]
Paratype MCZ OPH-3417 [details]
Paratype MCZ OPH-3418 [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophiophthalmus diplasia (H.L. Clark, 1911))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3198)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3199)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3416)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3417)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3418)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (25 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophiophthalmus diplasia (H.L. Clark, 1911))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3198)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3199)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3416)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3417)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3418)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (25 records)
To ITIS