Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiomyxina > Family Ophiomyxidae

Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Ophiocynodus H.L. Clark, 1911 synonym

Children

Ophioscolex glacialis Müller & Troschel, 1842

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): korallslangestjerner sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: korallslangestjerner sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: korallslangestjerner
 Norwegian Nynorsk: korallslangestjerner
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): korallslangestjerner

Literature

basis of record

Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 336-351

additional source

Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp.

additional source

North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

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External Links

GenBank
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842. In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123633

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2010-12-06 by Sabine Stöhr

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