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Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840

Picture of Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, 1789)
Picture of Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, 1789)

123626 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123626)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Amphilepidida (Order)
  10. Gnathophiurina (Suborder)
  11. Ophiactoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Ophiotrichidae (Family)
  13. Ophiothrix (Genus)
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  1. Subgenus Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) A.M. Clark, 1967
    1. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) armata Koehler, 1905
    2. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) deceptor Koehler, 1922
    3. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) diligens Koehler, 1898
    4. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) exhibita Koehler, 1905
    5. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) lepidus de Loriol, 1893
    6. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) leucotrigona H.L. Clark, 1918
    7. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) proteus Koehler, 1905
    8. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) purpurea von Martens, 1867
    9. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) scorpio (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
    10. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) scotiosa Murakami, 1943
    11. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) signata Koehler, 1922
    12. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) spinosissima Koehler, 1905
    13. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensonii Lütken, 1856
    14. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) versatilis Koehler, 1930
    15. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) vetusta Koehler, 1930
    16. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) vexator Koehler, 1930
    17. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) vigelandi A.M. Clark, 1968
    18. Species Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) viridialba von Martens, 1867
  2. Subgenus Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) Müller & Troschel, 1840
    1. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) accedens Koehler, 1930
    2. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) ailsae Tommasi, 1970
    3. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata (Say, 1825)
    4. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) aristulata Lyman, 1879
    5. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) caespitosa Lyman, 1879
    6. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) ciliaris (Lamarck, 1816)
    7. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) consecrata Koehler, 1930
    8. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) contenta Koehler, 1930
    9. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) crassispina Koehler, 1904
    10. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) deposita Koehler, 1904
    11. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) dyscrita Clark, 1915
    12. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) echinotecta Balinsky, 1957
    13. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) elegans Lütken, 1869
    14. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) exigua Lyman, 1874
    15. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887
    16. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) infirma Koehler, 1905
    17. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) koreana Duncan, 1879
    18. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) leucospida Koehler, 1930
    19. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) liodisca H.L. Clark, 1915
    20. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) miles Koehler, 1905
    21. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) oerstedii Lütken, 1856
    22. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) panchyendyta Clark, 1911
    23. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) pavida Koehler, 1922
    24. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) picteti de Loriol, 1893
    25. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) plana Lyman, 1874
    26. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) prostrata Koehler, 1922
    27. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) roseocoerulans Grube, 1868
    28. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) rotata von Martens, 1870
    29. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) rudis Lyman, 1874
    30. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
    31. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) spiculata Le Conte, 1851
    32. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) tradita Koehler, 1930
    33. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) tricuspida Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
    34. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) trilineata Lütken, 1869
    35. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) trindadensis Tommasi, 1970
    36. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) vitrea Döderlein, 1896
    37. Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) oliveri Benham, 1911 accepted as Macrophiothrix oliveri (Benham, 1911) (transferred to Macrophiothrix by Mills & O'Hara (2013))
  3. Subgenus Ophiothrix (Theophrix)
    1. Species Ophiothrix (Theophrix) pusilla Lyman, 1874
  4. Species Ophiothrix amphibola H.L. Clark, 1939
  5. Species Ophiothrix berberis Lyman, 1879
  6. Species Ophiothrix bongaertsi Kutscher & Jagt, 2000 †
  7. Species Ophiothrix brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1915
  8. Species Ophiothrix brasiliensis Santana, Manso, Almeida & Alves, 2020
  9. Species Ophiothrix cimar Hendler, 2005
  10. Species Ophiothrix comata Müller & Troschel, 1842
  11. Species Ophiothrix congensis Koehler, 1911
  12. Species Ophiothrix convoluta Koehler, 1914
  13. Species Ophiothrix cotteaui (de Loriol, 1900)
  14. Species Ophiothrix dedita Koehler, 1930
  15. Species Ophiothrix dirrhabdota H.L. Clark, 1918
  16. Species Ophiothrix eurycolpodes H.L. Clark, 1918
  17. Species Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)
  18. Species Ophiothrix galapagensis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
  19. Species Ophiothrix hartfordi A.H. Clark, 1939
  20. Species Ophiothrix innocens Koehler, 1898
  21. Species Ophiothrix lineata Lyman, 1860
  22. Species Ophiothrix luetkeni Wyville Thomson, 1873
  23. Species Ophiothrix maculata Ljungman, 1872
  24. Species Ophiothrix magnifica Lyman, 1860
  25. Species Ophiothrix marginata Koehler, 1905
  26. Species Ophiothrix merguiensis Duncan, 1887
  27. Species Ophiothrix nociva Koehler, 1907
  28. Species Ophiothrix pallida Ljungman, 1872
  29. Species Ophiothrix parasita Müller & Troschel, 1844
  30. Species Ophiothrix petersi Studer, 1882
  31. Species Ophiothrix planulatus Stimpson, 1855
  32. Species Ophiothrix platyactis H.L. Clark, 1939
  33. Species Ophiothrix quinquemaculata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
  34. Species Ophiothrix rathbuni Ludwig, 1882
  35. Species Ophiothrix simplex Koehler, 1905
  36. Species Ophiothrix spiniformis Santana, Manso, Almeida & Alves, 2020
  37. Species Ophiothrix stri Hendler, 2005
  38. Species Ophiothrix synoecina Schoppe, 1996
  39. Species Ophiothrix tenuis Koehler, 1905
  40. Species Ophiothrix tommasii Santana, Manso, Almeida & Alves, 2020
  41. Species Ophiothrix troscheli Santana, Manso, Almeida & Alves, 2020
  42. Species Ophiothrix variegata Duncan, 1887
  43. Species Ophiothrix viator Koehler, 1904
  44. Subgenus Ophiothrix (Keystonea) A.M. Clark, 1967 accepted as Macrophiothrix H.L. Clark, 1938 (synonym)
    1. Species Ophiothrix (Keystonea) hymenacantha H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Macrophiothrix hymenacantha (H.L. Clark, 1928) (synonym)
  45. Species Ophiothrix cristata Kutscher & Jagt, 2000 † accepted as Ophiactis cristata (Kutscher & Jagt, 2000) †
  46. Species Ophiothrix orstedi Lütken, 1856 accepted as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) oerstedii Lütken, 1856 (misspelling)
  47. Species Ophiothrix accedens Koehler, 1930 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) accedens Koehler, 1930
  48. Species Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825) represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata (Say, 1825)
  49. Species Ophiothrix aristulata Lyman, 1879 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) aristulata Lyman, 1879
  50. Species Ophiothrix armata Koehler, 1905 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) armata Koehler, 1905
  51. Species Ophiothrix caespitosa Lyman, 1879 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) caespitosa Lyman, 1879
  52. Species Ophiothrix consecrata Koehler, 1930 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) consecrata Koehler, 1930
  53. Species Ophiothrix contenta Koehler, 1930 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) contenta Koehler, 1930
  54. Species Ophiothrix crassispina Koehler, 1904 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) crassispina Koehler, 1904
  55. Species Ophiothrix deceptor Koehler, 1922 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) deceptor Koehler, 1922
  56. Species Ophiothrix deposita Koehler, 1904 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) deposita Koehler, 1904
  57. Species Ophiothrix diligens Koehler, 1898 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) diligens Koehler, 1898
  58. Species Ophiothrix dyscrita H.L. Clark, 1915 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) dyscrita Clark, 1915
  59. Species Ophiothrix echinotecta Balinsky, 1957 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) echinotecta Balinsky, 1957
  60. Species Ophiothrix elegans Lütken, 1869 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) elegans Lütken, 1869
  61. Species Ophiothrix exhibita Koehler, 1905 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) exhibita Koehler, 1905
  62. Species Ophiothrix exigua Lyman, 1874 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) exigua Lyman, 1874
  63. Species Ophiothrix foveolata Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887
  64. Species Ophiothrix hymenacantha H.L. Clark, 1928 represented as Ophiothrix (Keystonea) hymenacantha H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Macrophiothrix hymenacantha (H.L. Clark, 1928)
  65. Species Ophiothrix infirma Koehler, 1905 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) infirma Koehler, 1905
  66. Species Ophiothrix koreana Duncan, 1879 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) koreana Duncan, 1879
  67. Species Ophiothrix leucospida Koehler, 1930 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) leucospida Koehler, 1930
  68. Species Ophiothrix liodisca H.L. Clark, 1915 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) liodisca H.L. Clark, 1915
  69. Species Ophiothrix miles Koehler, 1905 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) miles Koehler, 1905
  70. Species Ophiothrix oerstedii Lütken, 1856 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) oerstedii Lütken, 1856
  71. Species Ophiothrix oliveri Benham, 1911 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) oliveri Benham, 1911 accepted as Macrophiothrix oliveri (Benham, 1911)
  72. Species Ophiothrix panchyendyta H.L. Clark, 1911 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) panchyendyta Clark, 1911
  73. Species Ophiothrix pavida Koehler, 1922 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) pavida Koehler, 1922
  74. Species Ophiothrix picteti de Loriol, 1893 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) picteti de Loriol, 1893
  75. Species Ophiothrix plana Lyman, 1874 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) plana Lyman, 1874
  76. Species Ophiothrix prostrata Koehler, 1922 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) prostrata Koehler, 1922
  77. Species Ophiothrix proteus Koehler, 1905 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) proteus Koehler, 1905
  78. Species Ophiothrix purpurea von Martens, 1867 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) purpurea von Martens, 1867
  79. Species Ophiothrix pusilla Lyman, 1874 represented as Ophiothrix (Theophrix) pusilla Lyman, 1874
  80. Species Ophiothrix rudis Lyman, 1874 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) rudis Lyman, 1874
  81. Species Ophiothrix savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842) represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  82. Species Ophiothrix scorpio (Müller & Troschel, 1842) represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) scorpio (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  83. Species Ophiothrix scotiosa Murakami, 1943 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) scotiosa Murakami, 1943
  84. Species Ophiothrix signata Koehler, 1922 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) signata Koehler, 1922
  85. Species Ophiothrix spiculata Le Conte, 1851 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) spiculata Le Conte, 1851
  86. Species Ophiothrix spinosissima Koehler, 1905 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) spinosissima Koehler, 1905
  87. Species Ophiothrix suensonii Lütken, 1856 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensonii Lütken, 1856
  88. Species Ophiothrix tradita Koehler, 1930 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) tradita Koehler, 1930
  89. Species Ophiothrix tricuspida Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) tricuspida Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
  90. Species Ophiothrix trilineata Lütken, 1869 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) trilineata Lütken, 1869
  91. Species Ophiothrix versatilis Koehler, 1930 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) versatilis Koehler, 1930
  92. Species Ophiothrix vetusta Koehler, 1930 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) vetusta Koehler, 1930
  93. Species Ophiothrix vexator Koehler, 1930 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) vexator Koehler, 1930
  94. Species Ophiothrix vigelandi A.M. Clark, 1968 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) vigelandi A.M. Clark, 1968
  95. Species Ophiothrix viridialba von Martens, 1867 represented as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) viridialba von Martens, 1867
  96. Species Ophiothrix vitrea Döderlein, 1896 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) vitrea Döderlein, 1896
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Über die Gattungen der Ophiuren. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6(1): 326-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203204#page/335/mode/1up
page(s): 328 [details] 
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123626 on 2026-07-13
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123626 on 2026-07-13
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2007-07-12 13:29:01Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2009-09-30 07:01:50Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2017-06-30 12:34:29Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
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Stöhr, Sabine

original description Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Über die Gattungen der Ophiuren. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6(1): 326-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203204#page/335/mode/1up
page(s): 328 [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [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 Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

subsequent type designation Lyman, T. (1865). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae. Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 1: 1-200., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4298745
page(s): 153 [details] 
 
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