Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Infraorder Chilophiurina > Family Ophiuridae > Subfamily Ophiurinae > Genus Ophiocten

Ophiocten gracilis (Sars G.O., 1871)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

OphioctenLütken, 1855accepted genus name

Species group names

Ophioglypha gracilis G.O. Sars, 1871 synonym
Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882 synonym
Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882) synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Swedish: gracil fransormstjärna

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

North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiocten gracilis (Sars G.O., 1871). 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:124853

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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

2007-07-18 by Sabine Stöhr

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