Ophiuroidea taxon details

Ophiothrix fragilis f. nuda Madsen, 1970

862554  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862554)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Amphilepidida (Order)
  10. Gnathophiurina (Suborder)
  11. Ophiactoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Ophiotrichidae (Family)
  13. Ophiothrix (Genus)
  14. Ophiothrix fragilis (Species)
  15. Ophiothrix fragilis f. nuda (Forma)
accepted
Forma
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Madsen, F. J. (1970). West African Ophiuroids. <em>Atlantide Report.</em> 11: 151-243. [details]   
Type locality contained in Cape Verdean Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Cape Verdean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix fragilis f. nuda Madsen, 1970. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862554 on 2024-04-23
Date
action
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2015-10-20 09:11:45Z
created
Stöhr, Sabine
2015-10-20 09:26:48Z
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Stöhr, Sabine

original description Madsen, F. J. (1970). West African Ophiuroids. <em>Atlantide Report.</em> 11: 151-243. [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Editor's comment This form of O. fragilis completely lacks spines and granules on the disc. It seems to be restricted to the Cape Verde Islands. [details]

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