Ophiuroidea taxon details
Ophiosparte Koehler, 1922
172605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172605)
accepted
Genus
- Species Ophiosparte gigas Koehler, 1922
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Koehler, R. (1922). Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. <em>Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. Scientific Report Series C.</em> 8(2): 5-98, pls 76-90., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12101890#page/11/mode/1up [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiosparte Koehler, 1922. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172605 on 2026-06-30
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2006-09-26 06:56:50Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Koehler, R. (1922). Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. <em>Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. Scientific Report Series C.</em> 8(2): 5-98, pls 76-90., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12101890#page/11/mode/1up [details]
taxonomy source Martynov, A. (2010). Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2697: 1-154., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2697.1.1 [details]
basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
taxonomy source Martynov, A. (2010). Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2697: 1-154., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2697.1.1 [details]
basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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