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

Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1846)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

OphiolycusMortensen, 1933accepted genus name
Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) synonym

Species group names

Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1846 synonym
Ophioscolex quadrispinus Verrill, 1885 synonym

Literature

taxonomy source

Martynov, A. 2010. Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa 2697: 1-154.

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

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Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1846). 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:553024

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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

2010-12-08 by Sabine Stöhr

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