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

Ophiochondrus Lyman, 1869

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Ophiochondrus armatus (Koehler, 1907)

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
taxonomy source	Martynov, A.V. (2010). Structure of the arm spine articulation ridges as a basis for taxonomy of Ophiuroidea (a preliminary report). In Harris, L.G., Böttger, S.A., Walker, C.W. & Lesser, M.P. (eds.) Echinoderms: Durham. Proceedings of the 12th International Echinoderm Conference, Durham, NH: 233-239.
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. (2014). Ophiochondrus Lyman, 1869. 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:123591