Relationships towards this taxonGenus group namesOphiothrix | Müller & Troschel, 1840 | accepted genus name |
Ophionyx | J. Müller & Troschel, 1840 | synonym |
Species group names
Asteria cuvieri | Delle Chiaje, 1828 | synonym |
Asterias echinata | Delle Chiaje, 1828 | synonym |
Asterias fragilis | Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789 | synonym |
Asterias pentaphylla | Pennant, 1777 | synonym |
Asterias rubra | Delle Chiaje, 18?? | synonym |
Ophiocoma minuta | Forbes, 1839 | synonym |
Ophiocoma rosula | Forbes, 1839 | synonym |
Ophiothrix alopecurus | Müller & Troschel, 1842 | synonym |
Ophiothrix ferussacii | (Delle Chiaje, 18??) | synonym |
Ophiothrix lusitanica | Ljungman, 1872 | synonym |
Ophiothrix rammelsbergii | Müller & Troschel, 1842 | synonym |
Ophiothrix rubra | Ljungman, 1872 | synonym | Vernaculars (+)
(-) Albanian: krrabori i brishtë; yllgjarpëri i brishtë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288. Bokmål (Norwegian): skjørslangestjerne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points Catalan: ofiura sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona Dutch: brokkelster sources: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp. English: common brittlestar sources: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp. English-United States: Common Brittlestar sources: Charles Hussey French: ophiure á piquants; ophiure fragile; singe sources: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.;Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp. German: zerbrechlicher Schlangenstern sources: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp. Norwegian: skjørslangestjerne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points Norwegian Bokmål: skjørslangestjerne sources: Zool. Daniae et Norvegiae 3: 28. Norwegian Nynorsk: skjørslangestjerne sources: Zool. Daniae et Norvegiae 3: 28. Nynorsk (Norwegian): skjørslangestjerne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points Spanish, Castillian: ofiura de espinas finas sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona Swedish: taggormstjärna Literaturebasis of record | Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar 23(9): 303-336. | 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 | Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. | additional source | Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. | additional source | Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]. | additional source | North East Atlantic Taxa | additional source | 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. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. Bulluetin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables |
 
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TaxonomyWoRMS
External LinksUSNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection Marine Life Information Network - UK Biodiversity Heritage Library (266 publications) Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) GenBank (479 nucleotides; 461 proteins) GBIF
CitationStöhr, S. (2014). Ophiothrix fragilis. 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:125131Image
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Environment    marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial
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