WoRMS taxon details
Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843
125049 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125049)
accepted
Species
Ophianoplus marmoreus M. Sars, 1859 · unaccepted (synonymized by Ludwig (1879))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details]
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Distribution At 20 to 30 m depth, crevice-living; apparently rare, found near Plymouth (Devon), Galway (Ireland) and Les Minquiers...
Distribution At 20 to 30 m depth, crevice-living; apparently rare, found near Plymouth (Devon), Galway (Ireland) and Les Minquiers (Channel Islands) but probably overlookeed elsewhere [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125049 on 2024-08-17
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original description
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details]
original description (of Ophianoplus marmoreus M. Sars, 1859) Sars, M. (1859). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Middelhavets Littoral-Fauna, Reisebemærkninger fra Italien. (2den Afhandling). <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 10(1): 57-155, 2 pls., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/nytmagazinfornat10phys#page/n1/mode/2up [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ophianoplus marmoreus M. Sars, 1859) Sars, M. (1859). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Middelhavets Littoral-Fauna, Reisebemærkninger fra Italien. (2den Afhandling). <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 10(1): 57-155, 2 pls., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/nytmagazinfornat10phys#page/n1/mode/2up [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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From other sources
Breeding Mature in summer [details]Distribution At 20 to 30 m depth, crevice-living; apparently rare, found near Plymouth (Devon), Galway (Ireland) and Les Minquiers (Channel Islands) but probably overlookeed elsewhere [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophianoplus marmoreus M. Sars, 1859)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiopsila aranea)
To Genbank
To PESI (from synonym Ophianoplus marmoreus M. Sars, 1859)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (4 records)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophianoplus marmoreus M. Sars, 1859)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiopsila aranea)
To Genbank
To PESI (from synonym Ophianoplus marmoreus M. Sars, 1859)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (4 records)
To ITIS