WoRMS taxon details
Ophiolepis Müller & Troschel, 1840
123564 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123564)
accepted
Genus
Ophioelegans James, 1981 · unaccepted (type species has been...)
type species has been transferred, invalidating this genus
Ophiozona Lyman, 1865 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis aemulata Pineda-Enriquez et al., 2018
- Species Ophiolepis affinis Studer, 1882
- Species Ophiolepis ailsae Hendler & Turner, 1987
- Species Ophiolepis barbarae (Boone, 1928)
- Species Ophiolepis biscalata McKnight, 2003
- Species Ophiolepis buitronae Pineda-Enriquez et al., 2018
- Species Ophiolepis cardioplax Murakami, 1943
- Species Ophiolepis cavitata Okanishi & Fujita, 2018
- Species Ophiolepis crassa Nielsen, 1932
- Species Ophiolepis crebra Pineda-Enriquez et al., 2018
- Species Ophiolepis elegans Lütken, 1859
- Species Ophiolepis fulva H.L. Clark, 1940
- Species Ophiolepis gemma Hendler & Turner, 1987
- Species Ophiolepis grisea H.L. Clark, 1940
- Species Ophiolepis impressa Lütken, 1859
- Species Ophiolepis irregularis Brock, 1888
- Species Ophiolepis kieri Hendler, 1979
- Species Ophiolepis nodosa Duncan, 1887
- Species Ophiolepis pacifica Lütken, 1856
- Species Ophiolepis paucispina (Say, 1825)
- Species Ophiolepis pawsoni Hendler, 1988
- Species Ophiolepis plateia Ziesenhenne, 1940
- Species Ophiolepis rugosa Koehler, 1898
- Species Ophiolepis superba H.L. Clark, 1915
- Species Ophiolepis unicolor H.L. Clark, 1938
- Species Ophiolepis variegata Lütken, 1856
- Species Ophiolepis annulata Le Conte, 1851 accepted as Ophionereis annulata (Le Conte, 1851)
- Species Ophiolepis annulosa (de Blainville, 1834) accepted as Ophiolepis superba H.L. Clark, 1915 (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis asperula Philippi, 1858 accepted as Ophiactis asperula (Philippi, 1858)
- Species Ophiolepis atacamensis Philippi, 1860 accepted as Ophiactis kroeyeri Lütken, 1856
- Species Ophiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852 accepted as Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis carinata Studer, 1876 accepted as Ophioplinthus carinata (Studer, 1876) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis chilensis Müller & Troschel, 1843 accepted as Ophiophragmus chilensis (Müller & Troschel, 1843)
- Species Ophiolepis dubia Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophionereis dubia (Müller & Troschel, 1842) represented as Ophionereis dubia dubia (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (transferred to Ophionereis by H.L. Clark (1923))
- Species Ophiolepis garretti Lyman, 1861 accepted as Ophioelegans cincta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Ophiolepis cincta Müller & Troschel, 1842 represented as Ophiolepis cincta cincta Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Species Ophiolepis geminata Le Conte, 1851 accepted as Microphiopholis geminata (LeConte, 1851) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis gracillima Stimpson, 1854 accepted as Microphiopholis gracillima (Stimpson, 1854) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis hispida Le Conte, 1851 accepted as Ophiocnida hispida (Le Conte, 1851) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis imbricata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophioplocus imbricatus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Ophiolepis imbricatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophioplocus imbricatus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Ophiolepis januarii Lütken, 1856 accepted as Ophioplocus januarii (Lütken, 1856)
- Species Ophiolepis kinbergi (Ljungman, 1866) accepted as Ophiura kinbergi Ljungman, 1866 accepted as Ophiuroglypha kinbergi (Ljungman, 1866) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis limbata Grube, 1857 accepted as Amphipholis limbata (Grube, 1857) accepted as Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852)
- Species Ophiolepis mirabilis Duncan, 1879 accepted as Ophiopholis mirabilis (Duncan, 1879)
- Species Ophiolepis nereis Lütken, 1856 accepted as Ophionereis reticulata (Say, 1825) (synonymized by Lyman (1882))
- Species Ophiolepis perplexus Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) perplexus (Stimpson, 1855)
- Species Ophiolepis robusta Ayres, 1852 accepted as Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1852) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis savignyi Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis schayeri Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Ophionereis schayeri (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
- Species Ophiolepis scolopendrica Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiopholis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis sexradia Grube, 1857 accepted as Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Ophiolepis simplex Le Conte, 1851 accepted as Ophiactis simplex (LeConte, 1851)
- Species Ophiolepis sundevalli Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Amphiura sundevalli (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Ophiolepis tenuis Ayres, 1852 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (synonymized by H.L. Clark (1915))
- Species Ophiolepis triloba Lütken, 1856 accepted as Ophionereis annulata (Le Conte, 1851)
- Species Ophiolepis uncinata Ayres, 1852 accepted as Hemipholis cordifera (Bosc, 1802) (synonymized by Lyman (1865))
- Species Ophiolepis utinomii Irimura, 1967 accepted as Ophioteichus utinomii (Irimura, 1967) (transferred to Ophioteichus by Pineda-Enriquez et al. (2014))
- Species Ophiolepis cincta Müller & Troschel, 1842 represented as Ophiolepis cincta cincta Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Species Ophiolepis elongata (Say, 1825) (uncertain > nomen dubium, Nomen dubium acc. to Hendler (2011))
- Species Ophiolepis tenorii (Delle Chiaje, 1825) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. (1840). Über die Gattungen der Ophiuren. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6(1): 326-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203204#page/335/mode/1up
page(s): 328 [details]
page(s): 328 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiolepis Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123564 on 2024-04-19
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original description
Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. (1840). Über die Gattungen der Ophiuren. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6(1): 326-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203204#page/335/mode/1up
page(s): 328 [details]
original description (of Ophioelegans James, 1981) James, D. B. (1981). Studies on Indian echinoderms. 8. On a new genus Ophioelegans (Ophiuroidea: Ophiuridae) with notes on Ophiolepis superba H.L. Clark, 1938. <em>Journal of the marine biological Association of India.</em> 23(1&2): 15-18. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [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 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
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identification resource Hendler, G. (1988). Western Atlantic Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): a description of O. pawsoni new species, and a key to the species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 42(2): 265-272., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1988/00000042/00000002/art00007 [details]
page(s): 328 [details]
original description (of Ophioelegans James, 1981) James, D. B. (1981). Studies on Indian echinoderms. 8. On a new genus Ophioelegans (Ophiuroidea: Ophiuridae) with notes on Ophiolepis superba H.L. Clark, 1938. <em>Journal of the marine biological Association of India.</em> 23(1&2): 15-18. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [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 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
[request] identification resource Hendler, G. (1988). Western Atlantic Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): a description of O. pawsoni new species, and a key to the species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 42(2): 265-272., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1988/00000042/00000002/art00007 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Remark Type species: Ophiura annulosa Blainville, 1834 (=Ophiolepis superba H.L. Clark, 1915) by subsequent designation in Lyman (1865) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
