Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Subclass Myophiuroida > Infraclass Metophiurida > Superorder Ophintegrida > Order Ophioscolecida > Family Ophioscolecidae > Genus Ophiolycus

Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1845)

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, 1845 synonym
Ophioscolex purpurea Düben & Koren, 1845 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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Citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1845). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) 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

no data

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Last modified

2025-01-29 by Sabine Stöhr

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