WoRMS taxon details
Ophiarachnella petersi (Lyman, 1878)
422471 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:422471)
accepted
Species
Ophiarachnella angulata (Lyman, 1883) · unaccepted (synonymized by H.L. Clark (1941))
Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pectinura angulata Lyman, 1883 · unaccepted (transferred to Ophiarachnella by...)
transferred to Ophiarachnella by H.L. Clark (1909), synonymized with O. petersi by H.L. Clark (1941)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878) Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiurans and Astrophytons. Reports on the dredging operations of the US coast survey Str. “Blake”. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 5(9): 217-238, 3 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30295874 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiarachnella petersi (Lyman, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422471 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878) Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiurans and Astrophytons. Reports on the dredging operations of the US coast survey Str. “Blake”. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 5(9): 217-238, 3 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30295874 [details]
original description (of Pectinura angulata Lyman, 1883) Lyman, T. (1883). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Carribbean Sea (1878-79), and on the east coast of the United States, during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. coast survey steamer “Blake”, commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XX.- Report on the Ophiuroidea. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 10(6), 227-287., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4211367 [details]
basis of record 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]
original description (of Pectinura angulata Lyman, 1883) Lyman, T. (1883). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Carribbean Sea (1878-79), and on the east coast of the United States, during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. coast survey steamer “Blake”, commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XX.- Report on the Ophiuroidea. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 10(6), 227-287., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4211367 [details]
basis of record 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]





Syntype (of Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878) MCZ OPH-161 [details]
Syntype (of Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878) MCZ OPH-4696 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ophiarachnella angulata (Lyman, 1883))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiarachnella petersi)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-123) (from synonym Pectinura angulata Lyman, 1883)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-161) (from synonym Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-4696) (from synonym Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2013-10157) (from synonym Pectinura angulata Lyman, 1883)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (7 records) (from synonym Ophiarachnella angulata (Lyman, 1883))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiarachnella petersi)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-123) (from synonym Pectinura angulata Lyman, 1883)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-161) (from synonym Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-4696) (from synonym Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2013-10157) (from synonym Pectinura angulata Lyman, 1883)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ophiopeza petersi Lyman, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (7 records) (from synonym Ophiarachnella angulata (Lyman, 1883))
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym