Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Family Ophiacanthidae > Genus Ophiacantha

Ophiacantha rosea Lyman, 1878

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

OphiacanthaMüller & Troschel, 1842accepted genus name
Ophiectodia Verrill, 1899 synonym
Ophientodia Verrill, 1899 synonym
Ophiodiplax Koehler, 1911 synonym
Ophioscalus Verrill, 1899 synonym

Species group names

Ophiacantha truncata Koehler, 1930 synonym
Ophioprium rosea (Lyman, 1879) synonym

Literature

original description

Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl.

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

Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. 2009. Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbres, sea lilies, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiacantha rosea Lyman, 1878. In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/authority/http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125001

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2011-07-07 by Sabine Stöhr

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