Marine Species Traits - Ophiocryptus H.L. Clark, 1915

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Ophiocryptus H.L. Clark, 1915

AphiaID

242474 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242474)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ophiodermatidae Ljungman, 1867

Direct children (5)

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Species Ophiocryptus dubius H.L. Clark, 1918
Species Ophiocryptus maculosus H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Ophiocryptus granulosus Nielsen, 1932 accepted as Ophioderma panamense Lütken, 1859 (synonymised by Ziesenhenne (1955))
Species Ophiocryptus hexacanthus H.L. Clark, 1915 accepted as Ophioderma cinereum Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Ophiocryptus pacificus Murakami, 1943 accepted as Ophiodyscrita acosmeta H.L. Clark, 1938 (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Clark, H. L. (1915). A remarkable new brittle star. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology.</em> 7: 64-66.
page(s): 64 [details]

Descriptive notes

Status Ziesenhenne (1955) considered all Ophiocryptus known at the time to be juvenile Ophioderma but he did not decide which...

Status Ziesenhenne (1955) considered all Ophiocryptus known at the time to be juvenile Ophioderma but he did not decide which species O. maculosus and O. dubius belong to. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocryptus H.L. Clark, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242474 on 2025-06-04

Taxonomic edit history

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2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2011-06-27 08:34:26Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

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Nomenclature

original description Clark, H. L. (1915). A remarkable new brittle star. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology.</em> 7: 64-66.
page(s): 64 [details]

basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]

From editor or global species database

Status Ziesenhenne (1955) considered all Ophiocryptus known at the time to be juvenile Ophioderma but he did not decide which species O. maculosus and O. dubius belong to. [details]

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