Ophiuroidea taxon details
Ophionephthys difficilis (Duncan, 1887)
243869 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243869)
accepted
Species
Amphiodia picardi Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 · alternative representation
Amphioplus difficilis (Duncan, 1887) · unaccepted
Ophiophragmus difficilis Duncan, 1887 · unaccepted (transferred by Liao & Clark (1995))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiophragmus difficilis Duncan, 1887) Duncan, P. M. (1887). On the Ophiuridae of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Linnean Society Journal of Zoology.</em> 21, 85-106, 2 pl. & 107-120, 2 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656301 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophionephthys difficilis (Duncan, 1887). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243869 on 2025-06-24
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(of Amphiodia picardi Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978) Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
original description (of Ophiophragmus difficilis Duncan, 1887) Duncan, P. M. (1887). On the Ophiuridae of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Linnean Society Journal of Zoology.</em> 21, 85-106, 2 pl. & 107-120, 2 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656301 [details]
original description (of Amphiodia (Amphiodia) picardi Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978) Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

original description (of Ophiophragmus difficilis Duncan, 1887) Duncan, P. M. (1887). On the Ophiuridae of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Linnean Society Journal of Zoology.</em> 21, 85-106, 2 pl. & 107-120, 2 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656301 [details]
original description (of Amphiodia (Amphiodia) picardi Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978) Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors




